Mini Review/Commentary: Growth Hormone Treatment in Children with Type 1 Diabetes

In the state of insulin deficiency, the growth hormone—insulin-like growth factor-I (GH⁻IGF-I) axis is altered due to hepatic GH resistance, which leads to GH hypersecretion and low circulating IGF-I concentration. On the other hand, both growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and GH ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Walter Bonfig, Reinhard W. Holl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/3/772