Body fat mass is a strong and negative predictor of peak stimulated growth hormone and bone mineral density in healthy adolescents during transition period

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 748-753

  Perotti, M ^a   Perra, S ^a   Saluzzi, A ^a   Grassi, G ^a,b   Pincelli, A I ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GH secretion; GHRH arginine test; obesity

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SERMORELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ARGININE; BONE DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HEALTH; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PUBERTY;

EID: 84884354129     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1347243     Document Type: Article

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