Association between serum growth hormone levels and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study.
Growth hormone (GH) is an important regulator of metabolism and body composition. GH deficiency is associated with increased visceral body fat and other features of the metabolic syndrome. Here we performed a cross-sectional study to explore the association of GH levels with nonalcoholic fatty liver...
Main Authors: | Lei Xu, Chengfu Xu, Chaohui Yu, Min Miao, Xuequn Zhang, Zhongwei Zhu, Xiaoyun Ding, Youming Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3432067?pdf=render |
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