Lifetime regulation of growth hormone (GH) secretion

Handbook of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 237-257

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a   Iranmanesh, Ali ^b   Erickson, Dana ^a   Roelfsema, Ferdinand ^c   Bowers, Cyril Y ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84878656992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375097-6.10010-1     Document Type: Chapter

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