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Metabolic aspects of acromegaly and its treatment
1Department of Endocrinology, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
|August 1, 1996
Abstract:
Growth hormone (GH) affects virtually all facets of metabolism. This review concentrates on the effects of GH excess on carbohydrate, lipid, and bone metabolism, and on body composition. The effect of treatment with the somatostatin analog, octreotide, on the gastrointestinal-pancreatic axis is also discussed.