Body fat distribution and circulating adipsin are related to metabolic risks in adult patients with newly diagnosed growth hormone deficiency and improve after treatment

Objective: The relationships between body fat distribution, the adipokine adipsin and metabolic risks were assessed in patients with adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) before and after growth hormone (GH) treatment. Methods: Sixty newly diagnosed AGHD patients were included in our study, 24 of w...

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Main Authors: Yunting Wang, Xiaoya Zheng, Xin Xie, Wenjie Qian, Ziyu Ren, Yue Chen, Xun Wu, Kun Liao, Wei Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220310672