Growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-I system and connective tissues: basic aspects and clinical implications.
This article reviews basic and clinical aspects of the effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I on the connective tissues.
Colao
Annamaria
A
Unit of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, University Federico II of Naples, Via S. Pancini C, Naples 80131, Italy. colao@unina.it
Barkan
Ariel L
AL
Scarpa
Raffaele
R
D000818:Animals; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000276:immunology; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000502:physiology*
D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone