Growth hormone secretagogues in children with altered growth

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 423, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Bercu, B B ^a,b   Walker, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Growth hormone secretagogues; Growth hormone releasing peptide; Growth hormone releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR[1-29]; PRALMORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING PEPTIDE-2; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH DISORDER; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SECRETION;

AREA UNDER CURVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PITUITARY GLAND; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030829759     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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