Priming with testosterone enhances stimulated growth hormone secretion in boys with delayed puberty

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Muller G ^a,c   Keller, A ^a   Reich, A ^a   Hoepffner, W ^a   Kratzsch, J ^a   Buckler, J M ^b   Kiess, W ^a   Keller, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constitutional delay of growth and puberty; Growth hormone deficiency; Growth hormone secretion; Short stature; Testosterone priming

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 17144451102     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.1.77     Document Type: Article

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