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Horm Metab Res 2008; 40(4): 286-288
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058076
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Growth Hormone Inhibits the 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Gene Promoter Activity via Insulin-like Growth Factor I in HepG2 Cells

R-S. Li 1 , Y. Nakagawa 1 , Y-J. Liu 2 , Y. Fujisawa 1 , S. Sai 1 , T. Nakanishi 1 , K. E. Chapman 3 , J. R. Seckl 3 , T. Ohzeki 1
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
  • 2Division of Endocrinology, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • 3Endocrinology Unit, Molecular Medicine Centre, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK