Plasma somatomedin -- C levels in psoriasis.

Autor: Nickoloff, B. J., Misra, Pratima, Morhenn, Vera B., Hintz, R. L., Rosenfeld, R.G.
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Zdroj: British Journal of Dermatology; Jan1987, Vol. 116 Issue 1, p15-20, 6p
Abstrakt: We have measured plasma levels of somatomedin-C, one of the principal mediators of growth hormone action, in 25 patients with plaque-type psoriasis of varying severity and compared these levels with those found in healthy controls. Plasma somatomedin-C levels were not elevated in the psoriatic patients regardless of the severity of their disease, suggesting that in these patients growth hormone secretion is within normal limits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index