GHRH plus arginine in the diagnosis of acquired GH deficiency of childhood-onset

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2740-2744

  Maghnie, Mohamad ^a,d   Cavigioli, Francesco ^a   Tinelli, Carmine ^b   Autelli, Michele ^c   Aricò, Maurizio ^d   Aimaretti, Gianluca ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CORTICOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; THYROTROPIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFUNDIBULUM; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036075082     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.6.8546     Document Type: Article

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