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Open AccessA sensitive optical micro-machined ultrasound sensor (OMUS) based on a silicon photonic ring resonator on an acoustical membrane
With the increasing use of ultrasonography, especially in medical imaging, novel fabrication techniques together with novel sensor designs are needed to meet the requirements for future applications like three...
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Its Binding Proteins 1 and 3, and Growth Hormone-Binding Protein in Children and Adolescents with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Implications
Values of IGF-I after extraction, its binding proteins, and the high affinity GH-binding protein (BP) are not well established in pediatric patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). We report d...
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Decreased Expression of Placental Growth Hormone in Intrauterine Growth Retardation
During normal pregnancy, the levels of placental GH in the maternal circulation increase significantly until 35 wk of gestation. We have previously shown that these levels are significantly reduced in cases of...
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PATIENTS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL DELAY OF GROWTH AND PUBERTY (CDGP) DO NOT EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL PATTERN OF GROWTH HORMONE (GH) SECRETION, INDEPENDENT OF THEIR GROWTH VELOCITY (GV)
Children with CDGP exhibit a characteristic pattern of growth during their infancy and childhood. Some of these patients show a severe deceleration of growth velocity before puberty. Although some authors have...
