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Delayed ghrelin suppression following oral glucose tolerance test in children and adolescents with hypothalamic injury secondary to craniopharyngioma compared with obese controls

Clodagh S. O'GormanDivision of Endocrinology;Department of Paediatrics;The Hospital for Sick Children;Physiology and Experimental Medicine Program, and The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute; Current affiliation: Dept of Paediatrics, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Judith Simoneau-RoyDivision of Endocrinology;Department of Paediatrics;The Hospital for Sick Children;Physiology and Experimental Medicine Program, and The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute; Current affiliation: University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Paul Pencharz MBDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition;Department of Paediatrics;The Hospital for Sick Children;Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
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Khosrow AdeliPediatric Laboratory Medicine;Department of Paediatrics;The Hospital for Sick Children
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Jill HamiltonDivision of Endocrinology;Department of Paediatrics;The Hospital for Sick Children;Physiology and Experimental Medicine Program, and The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute
Pages 285-288 | Received 19 Apr 2010, Published online: 04 Nov 2010

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