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    Growth-Hormone-Resistant Syndromes

    Resistance to a hormone is defined as a state of a cell or tissue in which a normal concentration of hormone evokes a lesser-than-expected (i.e., normal) response.

    Zvi Laron, Aviva Silbergeld, Athalia Pertzelan, Rina Eshet in Human Growth Hormone (1986)

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    LARON TYPE DWARFISM IS NOT DUE TO A MUTATION IN OR NEAR THE HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE GENE

    We have analyzed DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism to determine whether the mutation responsible for Laron Type Dwarfism (LTD) is linked to the human growth hormone (hGH) gene. An hGH haplotype repr...

    John S Parks, Lura C Sexton, Ruth Keret, Myrta Kalichman in Pediatric Research (1984)

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    Puberty in Laron type dwarfism

    The onset and progress of puberty was followed in 18 patients (7 males and 11 females) with Laron-type dwarfism (LTD). The boys had delayed puberty, testicular enlargement occurring between 12–14 years being t...

    Zvi Laron, Raanana Sarel, Athalia Pertzelan in European Journal of Pediatrics (1980)

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    Prolactin secretion in 70 patients with growth hormone deficiency

    The basal levels of prolactin (PRL) and its response to TRH stimulation were studied in 70 patients with growth hormone deficiency of various etiology. It was found that there was a low secretion of PRL which ...

    Abraham Roitman, Sara Assa, Athalia Pertzelan, Zvi Zadik in European Journal of Pediatrics (1980)