Journal article
Growth hormone and protein metabolism.
- Salomon F Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Cuneo R
- Sönksen PH
- 1991-01-01
Published in:
- Hormone research. - 1991
English
Adults with growth hormone (GH) deficiency have decreased lean body mass which can be normalized by GH treatment. The anabolic action of GH involves redistribution of nitrogen from ureogenesis to the extrahepatic anabolic process together with stimulation of amino acid uptake and protein synthesis.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1159/000182187
- PMID 1806483
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/185397
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