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Overview

Peter H. Sönksen is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research principally spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a distinct focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Peter H. Sönksen has authored or co-authored several papers published in notable scientific venues. Key publications include:

  • "The effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1/insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 administration on lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in recreational athletes" (2020), published in Clinical Endocrinology
  • "Comparison of normal distribution-based and nonparametric decision limits on the GH-2000 score for detecting growth hormone misuse (doping) in sport" (2020), published in Biometrical Journal
  • "Ekins, Roger Philip (1926-2016), biophysicist" (2020), published in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The scientist regularly collaborates with several peers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Nishan Guha
  • Walailuck Böhning
  • Dankmar Böhning
  • Richard I. G. Holt
  • Simon P. Nevitt

Peter H. Sönksen's work is distributed across reputable journals such as Clinical Endocrinology, Biometrical Journal, and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, indicating active engagement in the dissemination of research findings within endocrinology, biostatistics, and biographical scholarship relevant to scientific figures.

Best Publications

  • A multicentre study of the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the United Kingdom hospital clinic population

    M. J. Young;A. J. M. Boulton;A. F. Macleod;D. R. R. Williams

  • Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adulthood and the Effects of Growth Hormone Replacement: A Review

    P Carroll;E R Christ;B A Bengtsson;L Carlsson

  • Glyoxalase system in clinical diabetes mellitus and correlation with diabetic complications.

    Antony C. McLellan;Paul J. Thornalley;Jonathan Benn;Peter H. Sonksen

  • Diagnosis of growth-hormone deficiency in adults

    DavidM. Hoffman;TuanV. Nguyen;AnthonyJ. O'Sullivan;RobertC. Baxter

  • The growth hormone deficiency syndrome in adults

    R. C. Cuneo;F. Salomon;G. A. McGauley;P. H. Sönksen

  • HOME MONITORING OF BLOOD-GLUCOSE: Method for Improving Diabetic Control

    P.H. Sönksen;S.L. Judd;C. Lowy

  • The effects of 10 years of recombinant human growth hormone (GH) in adult GH-deficient patients.

    J. Gibney;J. D. Wallace;T. Spinks;L. Schnorr

  • Growth hormone treatment in growth hormone-deficient adults. I. Effects on muscle mass and strength.

    R. C. Cuneo;F. Salomon;C. M. Wiles;R. Hesp

  • Growth hormone treatment in growth hormone-deficient adults. II. Effects on exercise performance.

    R. C. Cuneo;F. Salomon;C. M. Wiles;R. Hesp

  • Use of a biothesiometer to measure individual vibration thresholds and their variation in 519 non-diabetic subjects.

    S Bloom;S Till;P Sönksen;S Smith

  • Responses of the growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor axis to exercise, GH administration, and GH withdrawal in trained adult males: a potential test for GH abuse in sport.

    Jennifer D. Wallace;Ross C. Cuneo;Robert Baxter;Hans Ørskov

  • Growth hormone treatment improves serum lipids and lipoproteins in adults with growth hormone deficiency.

    Ross C. Cuneo;Franco Salomon;Gerald F. Watts;Richard Hesp

  • Treatment of Diabetic Coma with Continuous Low-dose Infusion of Insulin

    M. McB. Page;K. G. M. M. Alberti;R. Greenwood;K. A. Gumaa

  • Psychological well-being before and after growth hormone treatment in adults with growth hormone deficiency.

    G A McGauley;R C Cuneo;F Salomon;P H Sönksen

  • The role of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis in glucose homeostasis

    R I G Holt;Helen Simpson;P H Sonksen

  • Changes of Carbohydrate Tolerance in Acromegaly with Progress of the Disease and in Response to Treatment

    P. H. Sönksen;F. C. Greenwood;Julia P. Ellis;Clara Lowy

  • Responses of Markers of Bone and Collagen Turnover to Exercise, Growth Hormone (GH) Administration, and GH Withdrawal in Trained Adult Males

    Jennifer D. Wallace;Ross C. Cuneo;Per Arne Lundberg;Thord Rosén

  • The effect of growth hormone replacement on serum lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins and cholesterol precursors in adult growth hormone deficient patients.

    D L Russell-Jones;G F Watts;A Weissberger;R Naoumova

  • Critical evaluation of the safety of recombinant human growth hormone administration: Statement from the growth hormone research society

    JS Christiansen;BA Bengtsson;MO Thorner;R Hintz

  • A comparative study on the metabolism of human insulin and porcine proinsulin in man.

    P. H. Sönksen;Christine V. Tompkins;M. C. Srivastava;J. D. N. Nabarro

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald F. Watts
Gerald F. Watts University of Western Australia
Robert C. Baxter
Robert C. Baxter University of Sydney
Ken K. Y. Ho
Ken K. Y. Ho University of Pittsburgh
Ashley B. Grossman
Ashley B. Grossman University of Oxford
Bengt-Åke Bengtsson
Bengt-Åke Bengtsson Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Paul J. Thornalley
Paul J. Thornalley Hamad bin Khalifa University
Jens Sandahl Christiansen
Jens Sandahl Christiansen Aarhus University Hospital
Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen
Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen Aarhus University Hospital
Lena M. S. Carlsson
Lena M. S. Carlsson University of Gothenburg
Markus Schuelke
Markus Schuelke Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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