Absence of growth hormone (GH) secretion after the administration of either GH-releasing hormone (GHRH), GH-releasing peptide (GHRP-6), or GHRH plus GHRP-6 in children with neonatal pituitary stalk transection

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 3180-3184

  Pombo, Manuel ^a   Barreiro, Jesus ^a   Peñalva, Angela ^a   Peino, Roberto ^a   Dieguez, Carlos ^a   Casanueva, Felipe F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; NERVE TRANSECTION; PITUITARY DWARFISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PITUITARY GLAND; SOMATOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028807113     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.80.11.7593423     Document Type: Article

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