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" Growth hormone in adults : "
edited by Anders Juul and Jens O.L. Jørgensen.
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BL
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985952
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b740322
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Growth hormone in adults : : physiological and clinical aspects /\ edited by Anders Juul and Jens O.L. Jørgensen.
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2nd ed.
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Cambridge, U.K. ;NewYork, NY, USA :: Cambridge University Press,, 2000.
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xviii, 498 pages :: illustrations
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0521641888
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: 9780521641883
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Foreword / Niels E. Skakkebaek -- Pt. I. Introduction. 1. Physiological regulators of growth hormone secretion / Mark L. Hartman. 2. Insulin-like growth factors (IGF) and IGF-binding proteins: their use for diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency / Werner F. Blum. 3. Growth hormone and IGF-I effects on in vivo substrate metabolism in humans / Niels Moller. 4. Determination of growth hormone (GH) and GH binding proteins in serum / Sanne Fisker and Hans Orskov -- Pt. II. Diagnostic and Clinical aspects. 5. The syndrome of growth hormone deficiency in adults / Ross C. Cuneo, Franco Salomon and Peter H. Sonksen. 6. The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in adults / David M. Hoffman and Ken K. Y. Ho. 7. Monitoring growth hormone replacement therapy / Andrew A. Toogood, Simon J. Howell and Stephen M. Shalet -- Pt. III. Growth hormone replacement therapy in adults with growth hormone deficiency. 8. The effect of growth hormone on protein metabolism / David L. Russell-Jones and Margot Umpleby. 9. Growth hormone deficiency, insulin resistance and glucose metabolism / F. L. Hew, M. C. Christopher and F. P. Alford. 10. Growth hormone and body composition / Jens Sandahl Christiansen and Nina Vahl. 11. Effects of growth hormone on human fluid homeostasis / Jens Moller. 12. Growth hormone and cardiac function / Antonio Cittadini, Salvatore Longobardi and Serafino Fazio / [et al.]. 13. Growth hormone and cardiovascular risk factors / Thord Rosen. 14. Growth hormone (GH), exercise performance, muscle strength and sweat production in healthy subjects and in adults with GH deficiency / Anders Juul, Katharina Main and Niels E. Skakkebaek. 15. Growth hormone and bone and mineral metabolism / Jean-Marc Kaufman and Mark Vandeweghe. 16. Growth hormone and thyroid function and energy expenditure / Jens Otto Lunde Jorgensen, Troels Wolthers and Jorgen Weeke. 17. Growth hormone and psychosocial and central nervous effects / Jan-Ove Johansson, Lena Wiren and Bengt-Ake Bengtsson. 18. Impact of gender and age on growth hormone responsiveness / Pia Burman and Gudmundur Jahannsson -- Pt. IV. Growth hormone, growth-hormone releasing peptides and ageing. 19. Growth hormone and ageing / Kieran G. O'Connor and Marc R. Blackman. 20. Growth hormone releasing substances -- basic aspects / Karen Kulju McKee, Andrew D. Howard and Scott D. Feighner / [et al.]. 21. Clinical uses of growth hormone releasing peptides (GHRPs) and GHRP analogues in adults / Ian M. Chapman and Michael O. Thorner.
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This compilation looks at the role of growth hormone in adults, the impact of growth hormone deficiency and its effective treatment. It surveys physiological, diagnostic and clinical aspects of growth hormone deficiency, and replacement therapy.
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Dwarfism, Pituitary.
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Somatotropin-- Physiological effect.
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Somatotropin-- Therapeutic use.
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Nanisme hypophysaire.
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Somatotrophine-- Effets physiologiques.
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Somatotrophine-- Emploi en thérapeutique.
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Dwarfism, Pituitary.
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Somatotropin-- Physiological effect.
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Somatotropin-- Therapeutic use.
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Growth Hormone-- physiology.
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Groeihormonen.
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Growth Hormone-- deficiency.
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Growth Hormone-- therapeutic use.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.4
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QP572.S6G764 2000
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WK 515G8845 2000
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44.89bcl
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| Added Entry
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Jørgensen, Jens O. L.
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Juul, Anders.
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