GH but not IGF-I hypersecretion in acromegaly is generally attenuated in elderly acromegalics.

J Endocrinol Invest

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Published: June 2003

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