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Plasma somatomedin‐C levels in psoriasis
Author(s) -
NICKOLOFF B.J.,
MISRA PRATIMA,
MORHENN VERA B.,
HINTZ R.L.,
ROSENFELD R.G.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb05786.x
Subject(s) - somatomedin , psoriasis , medicine , endocrinology , growth hormone , plasma levels , hormone , immunology
SUMMARY We have measured plasma levels of somatomedin‐C, one of the principal mediators of growth hormone action, in 25 patients with plaque‐type psoriasis of varying severity and compared these levels with those found in healthy controls. Plasma somatomedin‐C levels were not elevated in the psoriatic patients regardless of the severity of their disease, suggesting that in these patients growth hormone secretion is within normal limits.