Hexarelin as a test of pituitary reserve in patients with pituitary disease

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-375

  Korbonits, Márta ^a   Kaltsas, Gregory ^a   Perry, Leslie A ^a   Grossman, Ashley B ^a   Monson, John P ^a   Besser, G Michael ^a   Trainer, Peter J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HEXARELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0032843825     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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