Short children with familial short stature show enhancement of somatotroph secretion but normal IGF-I levels

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 426-430

  Bellone, S ^a   Corneli, G ^b   Bellone, J ^c   Baffoni, C ^b   Rovere, S ^b   De Sanctis, C ^c   Bona, G ^a   Ghigo, E ^b   Aimaretti, Gianluca ^b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Familial short stature; GH; GHRH+arginine test; IGF I

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SECRETION; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST; PUBERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SOMATIC CELL;

ARGININE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; REFERENCE VALUES; HUMAN; SOMATOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0036013904     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344032     Document Type: Article

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