title: Growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-I system and connective tissues: basic aspects and clinical implications.
abstract: This article reviews basic and clinical aspects of the effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I on the connective tissues.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colao
authors.forename: Ariel L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barkan
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scarpa
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone