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The effect of growth hormone replacement therapy in hypopituitary adults on calcium and bone metabolism.

Original article English Beshyah SA, Thomas E, Kyd P, Sharp P, Fairney A, Johnston DG. Unit of Metabolic Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital and Medical School, London, UK. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1994 Mar;40(3):383-91. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The importance of growth hormone (GH) for normal skeletal growth in childhood and adolescence is well established but much less is …

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Whole-body leucine turnover in adults on conventional treatment for hypopituitarism.

Original article English Beshyah SA, Sharp PS, Gelding SV, Halliday D, Johnston DG. Unit of Metabolic Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1993 Aug;129(2):158-64. Abstract This study has investigated protein metabolism in adults with hypopituitarism before and after growth hormone (GH) replacement and in matched controls. Whole-body leucine turnover was …

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Detection of premature atherosclerosis by high-resolution ultrasonography in symptom-free hypopituitary adults.

Original article English Markussis V, Beshyah SA, Fisher C, Sharp P, Nicolaides AN, Johnston DG. Unit of Metabolic Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK. Lancet. 1992 Nov 14;340(8829):1188-92. Abstract Retrospective analysis suggests that there is increased mortality from vascular disease in hypopituitary adults, but vascular status before death is unknown. High resolution B-mode …

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Growth hormone disorders and secondary diabetes.

Review English Sharp PS, Beshyah SA, Johnston DG. Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK. Baillieres Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1992 Oct;6(4):819-28. Abstract Keywords: Growth hormone disorders and secondary diabetes. Link/DOI:

Myocardial dysfunction in treated adult hypopituitarism: a possible explanation for increased cardiovascular mortality.

Original article English Shahi M, Beshyah SA, Hackett D, Sharp PS, Johnston DG, Foale RA. Clinical Department of Cardiology, St Mary’s Hospital, London. Br Heart J. 1992 Jan;67(1):92-6. Abstract OBJECTIVE–To assess cardiac structure and function in patients with treated hypopituitarism and to determine their relation to the degree of growth hormone deficiency and body composition …

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Subcutaneous extension of a large psoas muscle Echinococcus cyst.

Case report English El Fortia M, Bendaoud M, Shaban A, Gharbi H, Ehtwaish F, Roberts D, Gatit A, Belaid A, Yhia A. Eur Radiol. 2000;10(5):870. Abstract Keywords: Subcutaneous extension of a large psoas muscle Echinococcus cyst. Link/DOI: http://www.springerlink.com/content/dfdm5k47vqfn5559/?p=7ddd4ba980ba4dd784cacce9d965b450&pi=34

Anti-Candida activity of murine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

Original article English Samaranayake LP, Tobgi RS, MacFarlane TW. Department of Oral Sciences, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. J Med Microbiol. 1994 May;40(5):350-7. Abstract Respiratory secretions provide an efficient method for protecting the large surface area of the lower respiratory tract. To determine whether lung secretions contribute to antifungal defences, murine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BLF) …

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