Comparison between insulin tolerance test, growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone (GHRH), GHRH plus acipimox and GHRH plus GH-releasing peptide-6 for the diagnosis of adult GH deficiency in normal subjects, obese hypopituitary patients

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Cordido, Fernando ^a   Alvarez Castro, Paula ^a   Isidro, Maria Luisa ^a   Casanueva, Felipe F ^b   Dieguez, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPIMOX; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PYRAZINES;

EID: 0041524102     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1490117     Document Type: Article

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