Growth hormone testing in short children and their response to growth hormone therapy

Growth hormone testing in short children and their response to growth hormone therapy

Because current concepts of growth hormone (GH) testing and GH treatment have become controversial, we investigated the GH secretory patterns in children with normal and short stature. Twenty-four-hour serum GH levels were evaluated in three groups of children. Group 1 was composed of children with...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 1989-07, Vol.115 (1), p.57-63
Hauptverfasser: Lin, Tsu-Hui, Kirkland, Rebecca T., Sherman, Barry M., Kirkland, John L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Circadian Rhythm
Endocrinopathies
Female
Growth Disorders - drug therapy
Growth Hormone - deficiency
Growth Hormone - metabolism
Growth Hormone - therapeutic use
Humans
Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases)
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - analysis
Male
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms
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Zusammenfassung:Because current concepts of growth hormone (GH) testing and GH treatment have become controversial, we investigated the GH secretory patterns in children with normal and short stature. Twenty-four-hour serum GH levels were evaluated in three groups of children. Group 1 was composed of children with normal height (mean height=0.02 SD, n=33); group 2 was composed of short children (
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(89)80329-4