Cortisol responses to the insulin hypoglycaemia test in children

Hormone Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-97

  Crofton, P M ^a,b   Don Wauchope, A C ^c   Bath, L E ^b   Kelnar, C J H ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children, insulin hypoglycaemia test; Cortisol; Hypoglycaemia; Insulin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TIME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1542373623     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075339     Document Type: Review

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