Comparison of adrenal function tests in children - The glucagon stimulation test allows the simultaneous assessment of adrenal function and growth hormone response in children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 433-442

  Böttner, Antje ^a   Kratzsch, Jürgen ^b   Liebermann, Sabine ^a   Keller, Alexandra ^a   Pfäffle, Roland W ^a   Kiess, Wieland ^a   Keller, Eberhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenal function; Corticotrophin releasing hormone test; Cortisol; Glucagon stimulation test; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis; Insulin tolerance test

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; VOMITING;

EID: 18444363933     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.5.433     Document Type: Article

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