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Ambulatory morning growth hormone concentrations increase in men and decrease in women with age

B. Edén Engström Departments of Medical Sciences; Clinical Chemistry and Internal Medicine, and Department of Women and Child Health; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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F. A. Karlsson Departments of Medical Sciences; Clinical Chemistry and Internal Medicine, and Department of Women and Child Health; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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T. Naessén Departments of Medical Sciences; Clinical Chemistry and Internal Medicine, and Department of Women and Child Health; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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P. Gillberg Departments of Medical Sciences; Clinical Chemistry and Internal Medicine, and Department of Women and Child Health; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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L. Wide Departments of Medical Sciences; Clinical Chemistry and Internal Medicine, and Department of Women and Child Health; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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