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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