The role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the multimodal management of growth hormone–secreting pituitary adenomas [PDF]
, 2010 Growth hormone (GH)–secreting pituitary adenomas represent a common source of GH excess in patients with acromegaly. Whereas surgical extirpation of the culprit lesion is considered first-line treatment, as many as 19% of patients develop recurrent ...
Liu, Charles Y. +2 more
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Endocrinologic Control of Men's Sexual Desire and Arousal/Erection [PDF]
, 2016 Several hormones and neurotransmitters orchestrate men's sexual response, including the appetitive (sexual desire) and consummative (arousal and penile erection) phases.
Aversa, Antonio +4 more
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Growth hormone treatment and risk of malignancy [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 Growth hormone (GH) treatment has been increasingly widely used for children with GH deficiencies as the survival rate of pediatric patients with malignancies has increased.
Hyun-Wook Chae +2 more
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Eficacia y seguridad del tratamiento sustitutivo en el déficit aislado de hormona del crecimiento
Anales de Pediatría, 2019 Resumen: Introducción: El crecimiento en pacientes con déficit aislado de hormona del crecimiento (GH) es heterogéneo a pesar del tratamiento, debido a la baja especificidad de las pruebas diagnósticas, por lo que es necesario definir las variables de ...
Ana Belén Ariza Jiménez +2 more
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Growth hormone treatment for adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: another point of view
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021 Growth hormone treatment for children with Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) has shown proven benefits not only in increasing final height but also with positive effects on body composition and motor development.
Harry J. Hirsch, Varda Gross-Tsur
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 ObjectiveThe first year response to growth hormone (GH) treatment is related to the total height gain in GH treated children, but an individual poor first year response is a weak predictor of a poor total GH effect in GH deficient (GHD) children.
Saartje Straetemans +6 more
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Медицинский совет, 2017 One of the most important parameters of health in children is growth. Stunted growth leads to the development of inferiority complex in patients and often hampers social self-realization.
L. M. Sultanova +2 more
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Growth hormone plus resistance exercise attenuate structural changes in rat myotendinous junctions resulting from chronic unloading. [PDF]
, 2013 Myotendinous junctions (MTJs) are specialized sites on the muscle surface where forces generated by myofibrils are transmitted across the sarcolemma to the extracellular matrix.
Burattini, S +8 more
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Peripheral and central mechanisms involved in hormonal control of male and female reproduction [PDF]
, 2016 Reproduction involves the integration of hormonal signals acting across multiple systems togenerate a synchronized physiological output. A critical component of reproduction is the luteinizinghormone (LH) surge, which is mediated by estradiol (E2) and ...
Bentley, G. E. +6 more
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Adult growth hormone deficiency – benefits, side effects, and risks of growth hormone replacement
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2013 Deficiency of growth hormone (GH) in adults results in a syndrome characterized by decreased muscle mass and exercise capacity, increased visceral fat, impaired quality of life, unfavorable alterations in lipid profile and markers of cardiovascular risk,
Mary Lim Reed +2 more
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