Growth Hormone in Adults

Preface A. Juul and J. O. L. Jørgensen; Introduction N. E. Skakkebaek; Part I. General Aspects of Growth Hormone Secretion and Action: 1. Physiological regulators of growth hormone secretion M. L. Hartman; 2. Actions of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor on the growth plate A. Lindahl, C. Ohlsson and O. G. P. Isaksson; 3. Insulin like growth factors and IGF binding proteins: their use for diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency W. F. Blum; 4. Growth hormone and human metabolism in vivo N. Møller; 5. Metabolic effects of insulin like growth factor I. M. A. Hussain, O. Schmitz, J. S. Christiansen, J. Zapf and E. R. Froesch; Part II. DIAGNOSTIC and CLINICAL ASPECTS oF GROWTH HORMONE DEFICENCY iN CHILDREN aND ADULTS: 6. Growth hormone determination in serum from patients with growth disturbances H. Ørskov, J. Weeke, J. Frystyk, A. Kaal, S. Nielsen, C. Skjaerbaek, J. S. Christiansen, N. Møller and J. O. L. Jørgensen; 7. Physiological aspects of growth hormone replacement therapy T. Laursen; 8. The syndrome of growth hormone deficiency in adults R. C. Cuneo, F. Salomon and P. H. Sonksen; 9. The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in adults D. M. Hoffman and K. K. Y. Ho; 10. The monitoring of growth hormone replacement therapy A. A. Toogood, S. J. Holmes and S. M. Shalet; Part III. GROWTH HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY iN GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENT ADULTS: 11. Effects of growth hormone on glucose and lipid metabolism F. Salomon, R. C. Cuneo and P. H. Sonksen; 12. Effects of growth hormone upon body composition J. S. Christiansen; 13. Effects of growth hormone on human fluid homeostasis J. Møller; 14. Adult growth hormone deficiency and the effects of growth hormone treatment on muscle strength, cardiac function and exercise performance A. Juul; 15. Adult growth hormone deficiency, decreased sweating and impaired thermoregulation A. Juul, K. Main, N. Hjortskov, L. T. Jepsen, B. Nielsen, J. Halkjaer-Kristensen and N. E. Skakkebaek; 16. Growth hormone therapy in growth hormone-deficient adults: effects on bone and mineral metabolism J.-M. Kaufman and M. Wandeweghe; 17. Effects on cardiovascular risks T. Rosen; 18. Growth hormone administration stimulates extrathyroidal conversion of thyroxine to triiodothyronine: Possible physiological implications J. O. L. Jørgensen and J. Weeke; 19. Psychosocial and centralnervous effects J.-O. Johansson, L. Wiren and B.-A. Bengtsson; GROWTH HORMONE AND AGEING: 20. Growth hormone and ageing K. O'Connor, T. E. Stevens and M. R. Blackman; Index.