Relationship between GH response and glycemic fluctuations in the glucagon stimulation test

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-81

  Giuffrida, Fernando M A ^a   Berger, Karina ^a   Monte, Lia ^a   Oliveira, Claudia H M C ^a   Hoff, Ana O ^a   Maciel, Rui M B ^a   Vieira, José Gilberto H ^a  

^a Fleury   (Brazil)

Author keywords

GH deficiency; Glucagon; Growth hormone; Human; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GLUCAGON; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58649085011     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: 15322238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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