Reduced exercise capacity in untreated adults with primary growth hormone resistance (Laron syndrome).

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Primary IGF-I deficiency (Laron syndrome, LS) may decrease exercise capacity as a result of a lack of an IGF-I effect on heart, peripheral muscle or lung structure and/or function.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf)

Title: Clinical endocrinology

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN: 0300-0664

ISSN (Print): 0300-0664

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2003

Volume: 59

Issue: 6

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[1 ] The Pulmonary Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. bendovi@post.tau.ac.il

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Publisher Item ID: CEN1920

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.01920.x

PubMed ID: 14974919

SO-VID: d7300581-6ab0-45e8-8bb3-a8421ac24ca1

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