Growth hormone (GH) replacement decreases serum total and LDL-cholesterol in hypopituitary patients on maintenance HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) therapy

OBJECTIVE: Adult onset GH deficiency (GHD) is characterized by abnormalities of serum lipoprotein profiles and GH replacement results in favourable alterations in serum total and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol. Preliminary evidence has indicated that the effect of GH replacement in this r...

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Autores principales: Monson, John P, Jönsson, Peter, Koltowska-Häggström, Maria, Kourides, Ione
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17581260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02935.x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17581260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02935.x

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