GH Response to Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: A Comparison between Patients with Acromegaly and Other Pituitary Disorders

Context: The cutoff value of nadir GH after an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) used to define disease remission in acromegaly is higher than that observed in healthy subjects. However, it is uncertain whether the impaired GH inhibition might be related to subtle abnormalities of GH secretion or t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrinology (Philadelphia) 2010-12, Vol.151 (12), p.5973-5973
Hauptverfasser:	Verrua, E, Filopanti, M, Ronchi, C. L, Olgiati, L, Ferrante, E, Giavoli, C, Sala, E, Mantovani, G, Arosio, M, Beck-Peccoz, P, Lania, A. G, Spada, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities Acromegaly Body mass index Body size Disorders Glucose Glucose tolerance Growth hormones Hyperprolactinemia Hypothalamus Insulin-like growth factor I Neurosurgery Pituitary Radiation therapy Remission
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