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Glucose and lipid homeostasis in the absence of human growth hormone
Thomas J. Merimee, … , S. Edwin Fineberg, George G. Cahill Jr.
Thomas J. Merimee, … , S. Edwin Fineberg, George G. Cahill Jr.
Published March 1, 1971
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1971;50(3):574-582. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106527.
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Glucose and lipid homeostasis in the absence of human growth hormone

Abstract

To clarify the role of insulin and growth hormone (HGH) in regulating substrate production for body fuel during prolonged starvation, 6 normal subjects and 10 HGH-deficient dwarfs were fasted for 6 days. Four of these dwarfs received HGH during the fast.

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Thomas J. Merimee, Phillip Felig, Errol Marliss, S. Edwin Fineberg, George G. Cahill Jr.

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