Growth hormone stimulation testing in both short and normal statured children: Use of an immunofunctional assay

Pediatric Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 614-618

  Mauras, Nelly ^a   Walton, Paul ^b   Nicar, Michael ^b   Welch, Susan ^a   Rogol, Alan D ^c  

^a NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

^b Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; INSULIN; LEVODOPA; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0033767172     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200011000-00010     Document Type: Article

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