Short procedure of GHRH plus arginine test in clinical practice

Pituitary

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 129-134

  Aimaretti, G ^a   Bellone, S ^a   Baffoni, C ^a   Corneli, G ^a   Origlia, C ^a   Di Vito, L ^a   Rovere, S ^a   Arvat, E ^a   Camanni, F ^a   Ghigo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adults; Arginine; Children; GH secretion; GHRH+arginine; Provocative tests

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGININE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035558767     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015306705154     Document Type: Article

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