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Original Article
Changes in Fat Tissue and Growth Hormone Receptor mRNA after Growth Hormone Therapy
Hye Jung Shin, Duk Hee Kim, So Chung Chung, Kyungyoon Kam
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(2):247-252.   Published online February 15, 2000
Purpose : Growth hormone(GH) is a powerful inhibitor of lipoprotein lipase and is known to decrease fat cell mass. The lipolytic effect has more pronounced influence on visceral fat than subcutaneous fat. The effects of GH therapy on GH receptor in fat tissue are not clear. We investigated the changes in fat tissue and GH receptor mRNA in adipose tissue...