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Publikováno v:
Clinical Endocrinology. 68:136-142
Unsuccessful surgery for acromegaly has major consequences for the patient as well as financial consequences for the National Health Service (NHS). Surgical expertise affects the outcome. We have used the UK National Acromegaly Register to assess sur
Publikováno v:
Clinical endocrinology. 59(2)
In humans, serum leptin correlates positively with fat mass. GH is lipolytic and patients with active acromegaly have lowered serum leptin compared to age, sex and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls, but a direct influence of GH on serum leptin r
Publikováno v:
Clinical endocrinology. 57(1)
In patients with acromegaly serum IGF-I is increasingly used as a marker of disease activity. As a result, the relationship between serum GH and IGF-I is of profound interest. Healthy females secrete three times more GH than males but have broadly si
Publikováno v:
Clinical endocrinology. 51(5)
The relationship of quantitative GH secretion to height, growth velocity and puberty is complex and has been the subject of extensive study in children. This study was designed to relate quantitative GH secretion to final height.Twenty tall (183 cm,
Publikováno v:
Clinical endocrinology. 51(3)
The insulin tolerance test (ITT) is the reference standard for the diagnosis of cortisol and growth hormone (GH) deficiency, but problems have occurred in small children in inexperienced hands and it is contraindicated in patients with cardiac diseas
Publikováno v:
Clinical endocrinology. 48(4)
Bone metabolism is an important target for GH replacement therapy. However, in adults, treatment periods exceeding 12 months are required for a positive effect of GH on bone mineral density. Thus, to detect an early effect of GH on bone, markers of b
Autor:
P J, Trainer, A, Grossman
Publikováno v:
Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 274