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Published on: June 11, 2017
[Changes in the secretion of growth hormone in severely injured persons (author's transl)]
Abstract:
The secretion of growth hormone was studied in 25 severely injured persons during the adaptive and convalescent stage. The ages of the patients varied between 9--65 years. During the first few days after the trauma hormone concentrations rose to up to 7--15 times their normal upper limits (about 10 mU/l). In some cases the hormone levels subsequently fell to the lower limits of normal. No attempt was made to calculate average values and the reasons for the omission are stated. The results are discussed with reference to the metabolic condition of the severely injured persons.
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