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Effect of Growth Hormone Secretion on Serum Concentration of Leptin
Se-Eun Kim, Jeong-Nyeo Lee, Sang-Ook Nam, Woo-Yeong Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(7):959-966.   Published online July 15, 2000
Purpose : To investigate the effect of growth hormone(GH) secretion on serum concentration of leptin, we evaluated the differences in serum concentration of leptin between patients with growth hormone deficiency(GHD) and GH normal short stature in prepubertal male children, and the relationship between GH and serum leptin level. Also, we analyzed the correlation between serum concentrations of leptin and insulin-like growth factor-I(IGF-I), insulin-like growth...
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