Short stature and low IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 despite normal growth hormone secretion in a 4 year-old girl with primary empty sella syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 415-418

  Dotsch J ^a   Blum, W F ^a   Rascher, W ^a   Kreuder, J ^a   Kiess, W ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; IGF; IGFBP; Primary empty sella syndrome

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROVOCATION TEST; SHORT STATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030036222     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1996.9.3.415     Document Type: Article

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