Abstract Background/Aims: On behalf of the Drug and Therapeutics, and Ethics Committees
of the Pediatric Endocrine Society, we sought to update the guidelines published in 2003 on …

In evolutionary terms, GH and intracellular STAT 5 signaling is a very old regulatory system.
Whereas insulin dominates periprandially, GH may be viewed as the primary anabolic …

Growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) in children is defined as impaired production of GH
by the pituitary gland that results in growth failure. This disease might be congenital or …

Objective: The development of these guidelines is sponsored by the American Association
of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and American College of …

Objective: The aim was to update The Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on
Evaluation and Treatment of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) previously published …

The diagnosis of GH deficiency (GHD) in childhood is a multistep process involving clinical
history, examination with detailed auxology, biochemical testing, and pituitary imaging, with …

The availability of recombinant human GH and somatostatin analogs has resulted in
widespread treatment for adults with GH deficiency (GHD) and those with GH excess …

This review describes the major hormonal factors that determine the balance between
human skeletal muscle anabolism and catabolism in health and disease, with specific …

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a common complication of several pituitary and
hypothalamic disorders and dependent on the onset of disease. It may have severe clinical …

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition
has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 …