Reproducibility of the growth hormone response to stimulation with growth hormone-releasing hormone plus arginine during lifespan

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 568-572

  Valetto, Maria Rosa ^a   Bellone, Jaele ^a   Baffoni, Claudia ^a   Savio, Paola ^a   Aimaretti, Gianluca ^a   Gianotti, Laura ^a   Arvat, Emanuela ^a   Camanni, Franco ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0029957320     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1350568     Document Type: Article

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