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Growth hormone axis in chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is associated with dramatic changes in the growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) axis, resulting in growth retardation. Moderate-to-severe growth retardation in CKD is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Renal failure is a...

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Autores principales: Mahesh, Shefali, Kaskel, Frederick
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2100434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17676425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-007-0527-x