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Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2004; 129(24): 1390-1394
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-826876
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Wachstumshormon, Knochenstoffwechsel und Osteoporose beim Erwachsenen

Growth hormone, bone metabolism and osteoporosis in adulthoodP. H. Kann1
  • 1Endokrinologie & Diabetologie, Universität Marburg
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eingereicht: 19.11.2003

akzeptiert: 18.3.2004

Publication Date:
21 July 2004 (online)

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Glossar

GH: Wachstumshormon

IGF: Insulin-ähnlicher Wachstumsfaktor (IGF-1 wurde früher als Somatomedin C bezeichnet)

IGFBP: Bindungsprotein für Insulin-ähnliche Wachstumsfaktoren

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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Herbert Kann

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