Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 141-149 , April 2006

Circulating Growth Hormone Binding Protein Levels and Mononuclear Cell Growth Hormone Receptor Expression in Uremia

Presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology 2003 and the Seventh Annual Meeting of the International Pediatric Nephrology Symposium on Growth in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease, Germany 2004.

  • Joshua Greenstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Steven Guest, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    • Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
    • ,
  • Jane C. Tan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Padmaja Tummala, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Stefan Busque, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Ralph Rabkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    • Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ralph Rabkin, MD, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304

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 Supported by a Norman S. Coplon Grant from Satellite Research and a Merit Review Grant from the Research Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

PII: S1051-2276(06)00006-9

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2006.01.007

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 141-149 , April 2006

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