Cranially irradiated adult cancer survivors may have normal spontaneous GH secretion in the presence of discordant peak GH responses to stimulation tests (compensated GH deficiency)

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Darzy, Ken H ^a   Thorner, Michael O ^b   Shalet, Stephen M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGININE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549089178     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03359.x     Document Type: Article

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