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Growth hormone receptor antagonism with pegvisomant in insulin resistant non-diabetic men: A phase II pilot study
Background: Growth hormone (GH) is known to affect insulin and glucose metabolism. Blocking its effects in acromegalic patients improves diabetes and glucose metabolism. We aimed to determine the effect of pegvisomant, a GH receptor antagonist, on insulin resistance, endogenous glucose production (...
Autores principales: | Lee, Ada P., Mulligan, Kathleen, Schambelan, Morris, Murphy, Elizabeth J., Weiss, Ethan J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000Research
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499778/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28713554 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11359.1 |
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