Stability of IGF-I concentration despite divergent results of repeated GH stimulating tests indicates poor reproducibility of test results

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 37-45

  Hilczer, Maciej ^a   Smyczynska, Joahna ^a   Stawerska, Renata ^a   Lewinski, Andrej ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Growth hormone secretion; Growth hormone stimulating tests; Insulin like growth factor I; Short stature

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CHILD; CLONIDINE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 33751240822     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: 13360329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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