GH and cortisol response to glucagon administration in short children

Hormone Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-32

  Johnstone, H C ^a,b   Cheetham, T D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Glucagon stimulation test; Growth hormone

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLUCAGON; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS;

EID: 3142770557     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078722     Document Type: Article

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