Growth Hormone in Adults
Subtitle: Physiological and Clinical Aspects
Contributors: Anders Juul (Editor); Jens O. L. Jorgensen (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9780521641883
Subjects: Endocrinology; Medical toxicology; Physiology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical / Emergency Medicine; Somatotropin--Physiological effect; Emergency Medicine
First sentence: Growth hormone (GH) has diverse metabolic actions that regulate body composition, fluid homeostasis, glucose and lipid metabolism, bone metabolism, exercise performance and cardiac function.