GH but not IGF-I hypersecretion in acromegaly is generally attenuated in elderly acromegalics

J Endocrinol Invest. 2002;25(10 Suppl):51-2.

Authors

D Gaia¹, V Gasco, P Razzore, E Ciccarelli, F Camanni, E Ghigo, S Grottoli

Affiliation

¹ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

PMID: 12508916

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acromegaly / etiology
Acromegaly / metabolism*
Adenoma / complications
Adenoma / pathology
Adult
Aged
Aging / metabolism*
Female
Glucose Tolerance Test
Human Growth Hormone / metabolism*
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism*
Male
Middle Aged
Pituitary Neoplasms / complications
Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

Human Growth Hormone
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I