Lipid profile, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity after more than four years of growth hormone therapy in non-growth hormone deficient adolescents.

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of long-term (> 4 years) growth hormone (GH) therapy on insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance and lipid profile in non-GH deficient adolescents at completion of their growth. SUBJECTS: Thirty non-GH deficient (15 'idiopathic' short stature, 8 intraut...

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Principais autores: Bareille, P, Azcona, C, Matthews, DR, Conway, G, Stanhope, R
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 1999