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Why we can't determine reliably the age of a subject on the basis of his maturation degree by Milani, Silvano, Benso, Lodovico

“…Maturation is the irreversible biological process leading to adult form or function. The degree of maturation can be derived from the examination of maturity…”
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Auxological criteria for the diagnosis of GH-dependent short stature and prescription of rGH: problems and pitfalls by Gilli, Giulio, Benso, Lodovico, Pradelli, Lorenzo

“…Recombinant growth hormone (rGH) administration is a cornerstone in the treatment of short stature secondary to GH deficit. Since its introduction in the 80s,…”
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Differences in size at birth are determined by differences in growth velocity during early prenatal life by MILANI, Silvano, BOSSI, Anna, BERTINO, Enrico, DI BATTISTA, Eliana, COSCIA, Alessandra, AICARDI, Giorgio, FABRIS, Claudio, BENSO, Lodovico

“…Physiologic interindividual differences in neonatal size are traditionally thought of as determined by differences in fetal growth occurring only in the second…”
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Final Height of Patients with Turner’s Syndrome Treated with Growth Hormone (GH): Indications for GH Therapy Alone at High Doses and Late Estrogen Therapy by Cacciari, Emanuele, Mazzanti, Laura

“…We report final height data of patients with Turner’s syndrome collected by the Italian Study Group for Turner’s Syndrome. One hundred and thirty-five patients…”
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Main problems associated with bone age and maturity evaluation by Benso, L, Vannelli, S, Pastorin, L, Angius, P, Milani, S

“…In scientific papers, skeletal maturation-expressed as bone maturity scores or bone age-is often used as a quantifiable variable similar to height or weight…”
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Enhancement of cholinergic tone by pyridostigmine promotes both basal and growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone-induced GH secretion in children of short stature by Ghigo, E, Mazza, E, Imperiale, E, Rizzi, G, Benso, L, Müller, E E, Camanni, F, Massara, F

“…Increased cholinergic tone induced by pyridostigmine (PD) increases basal plasma GH levels and potentiates the GH response to GHRH in normal adults. In this…”
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Science, Nutrition, Fat, and Policy: Tests of the Critical-Fat Hypothesis [and Comments and Reply] by Scott, Eugenie C., Johnston, Francis E., Benso, Lodovico, Frisch, Rose E., Halberstein, R. A., Himes, John H., John, A. Meredith, LaVelle, Marquisa, Philippe, Pierre, Sharman, Anne

“…Supplementation of the diets of pregnant and nursing mothers in underdeveloped countries is sometimes criticized because more food for these women is seen as…”
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