Can exaggerated response to a GH provacative test identify patients with partial GH insensitivity syndrome?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 319-323

  Rakover, Y ^a   Silbergeld, A ^a   Lavi, I ^a   Masalha, R ^a   Shlomo, I B ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0036201743     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1460319     Document Type: Article

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