A single growth hormone determination 30 minutes after the administration of the GHRH plus GHRP-6 test is sufficient for the diagnosis of somatotrope dysfunction in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injury

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-229

  Castro, A I ^a   Lage, M ^a   Peino, R ^a   Kelestimur, F ^b   Dieguez, C ^c   Casanueva, F F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

GH deficiency; GHRH+GHRP 6; Growth hormone; Hypopituitarism; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; SERMORELIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; TIME; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 34250671137     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347429     Document Type: Article

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