Product wastage from modern human growth hormone administration devices: a laboratory and computer simulation analysis [PDF]
Richard F Pollock,1 Yujun Qian,2 Tami Wisniewski,3 Lisa Seitz,4 Anne-Marie Kappelgaard2 1Ossian Health Economics and Communications GmbH, Basel, Switzerland; 2Novo Nordisk AS, Bagsværd, Denmark; 3Novo Nordisk Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA; 4Novo Nordisk ...
Pollock RF +4 more
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Recombinant human growth hormone in the treatment of Turner syndrome [PDF]
Bessie E SpiliotisDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, GreeceAbstract: Turner syndrome (TS) is a common chromosomal disorder in women that is associated with the ...
Bessie E Spiliotis
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Developments in human growth hormone preparations: sustained-release, prolonged half-life, novel injection devices, and alternative delivery routes [PDF]
Yunpeng Cai,1,2 Mingxin Xu,2 Minglu Yuan,2 Zhenguo Liu,1 Weien Yuan2 1Department of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, 2School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Since the ...
Cai Y, Xu M, Yuan M, Liu Z, Yuan W
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Decrease in adiponectin levels correlates to growth response in growth hormone-treated children [PDF]
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Adiponectin is secreted by adipose tissue and circulates in human plasma at high levels. Decreased adiponectin levels are associated with insulin resistance and obesity.
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Recombinant human growth hormone for the treatment of growth disorders in children: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Study found that treatment with recombinant human growth hormone gave significantly greater benefits in stature for children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD), Turner syndrome, Prader–Willi syndrome, chronic renal insufficency, short stature homeobox ...
Bird, A. +29 more
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Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adults with growth hormone deficiency: Summary statement of the growth hormone research society workshop on adult growth hormone deficiency [PDF]
Based on the increasing body of evidence that adults with GH deficiency (somatotropin deficiency) have impaired health that improves with GH replacement, many countries have already approved the use of GH for replacement therapy in adults with GH ...
Growth Hormone Research Society Workshop on Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency +1 more
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Immunofunctional assay of human growth hormone (hGH) in serum: A possible consensus for quantitative hGH measurement [PDF]
Confirmation of the diagnosis of GH deficiency in adults and children involves provocative testing for human (h) GH. Different commercially available immunoassays yield largely discrepant results in the measurement of GH levels in human serum.
Strasburger, Christian J. +3 more
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Harmonization of growth hormone measurements with different immunoassays by data adjustment [PDF]
Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate the between-assay variability of commercially available immunoassays for the measurement of human growth hormone (hGH).
Bidlingmaier, Martin +21 more
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Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone for Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Closure [PDF]
ObjectivesIn laryngeal cancer, which comprises 25% of head and neck cancer, chemotherapy has come into prominence with the increase in organ-protective treatments.
Nurten Kucuk +5 more
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Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Peptide Stimulation of GH Release from Human Somatotroph Adenoma Cells: Interaction with GH-Releasing Hormone, Thyrotropin- Releasing Hormone, and Octreotide. [PDF]
The synthetic hexapeptide GH-releasing peptide (GHRP; His-D-Trp-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2) specifically stimulates GH secretion in humans in vivo and in animals in vitro and in vivo via a still unknown receptor and mechanism.
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