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Osteoarticular Changes in Acromegaly

Acromegaly is caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) and consequently of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) due to pituitary tumor. Other causes, such as increased growth-hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) production, ectopic GHRH production, and ectopic GH secretion, are rare. Growth hormo...

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Main Authors: Killinger, Zdenko, Kužma, Martin, Sterančáková, Lenka, Payer, Juraj
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447355/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008710
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/839282
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