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    Plasma Growth Hormone-Binding Protein and Liver Receptor in Thalassemic Patients

    Children with thalassemia major often present with growth failure, the mechanism of which is not clear. They are not GH deficient but their plasma insulin-like growth factor I (IGFI) activity is markedly reduced ...

    M. C. Postel-Vinay, M. Fontoura, M. De Montalembert… in Endocrine Disorders in Thalassemia (1995)

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    Growth hormone secretory dysfunction after hypothalamic and pituitary irradiation

    External cranial radiation is a major therapeutic tool in the treatment of various malignant diseases in children. As growth retardation has become a significant complication of this therapy, there have been q...

    R. Rappaport, M. Fontoura, R. Brauner in Advances in Growth Hormone and Growth Fact… (1989)

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    Growth Hormone Secretion and Growth in Central Nervous System Irradiated Children

    External cranial irradiation is currently used in various therapeutic protocols for malignant systemic and intracranial diseases. Some patients receive spinal irradiation in addition. These therapies have sign...

    R. Rappaport, M. Fontoura, R. Brauner in Basic and Clinical Aspects of Growth Hormone (1988)