| Literature DB >> 974660 |
M Nagulesparen, R Trickey, M J Davies, J S Jenkins.
Abstract
Muscle biopsy specimens were obtained from 18 patients with acromegaly of varying degrees of severity. Half the specimens showed hypertrophy of type 1 fibres, while atrophy was most often seen in type 2 fibres. A direct correlation between muscle appearances and growth hormone levels was not observed. The needle biopsy technique is particularly suitable for determining the natural history of acrometalic myopathy.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID： 974660 PMCID： PMC1688457 DOI： 10.1136/bmj.2.6041.914
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN： 0007-1447