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The Metabolic Profile in Active Acromegaly is Gender-Specific
Author(s) -
Alessandro Ciresi,
Marco Calogero Amato,
Rosario Pivonello,
Erica Nazzari,
Ludovica F. S. Grasso,
Francesco Minuto,
Diego Ferone,
Annamaria Colao,
Carla Giordano
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2896
Subject(s) - acromegaly , medicine , endocrinology , insulin resistance , insulin , quantitative insulin sensitivity check index , area under the curve , glucose tolerance test , impaired glucose tolerance , glucose homeostasis , diabetes mellitus , hemoglobin , basal (medicine) , insulin sensitivity , hormone , growth hormone
The sexual dimorphism of the somatotroph axis has been documented, but whether the acromegaly-related metabolic alterations are gender-dependent has never been investigated.

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