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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 83, No. 2 382-395
Copyright © 1998 by The Endocrine Society

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Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adulthood and the Effects of Growth Hormone Replacement: A Review

Paul V. Carroll, Emanuel R. Christ the members of Growth Hormone Research Society Scientific Committee:, B. Å. Bengtsson, L. Carlsson, J. S. Christiansen, D. Clemmons, R. Hintz, K. Ho, Z. Laron, P. Sizonenko, P. H. Sönksen, T. Tanaka and M. Thorner

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S. R. Edmondson, S. P. Thumiger, G. A. Werther, and C. J. Wraight
Epidermal Homeostasis: The Role of the Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Systems
Endocr. Rev., December 1, 2003; 24(6): 737 - 764.
[Abstract]