Diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency by using the arginine provocative test: Is it possible to shorten testing time without altering validity?

Hormone Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 142-145

  Galluzzi, Fiorella ^a   Quaranta, Maria Rita ^a   Salti, Roberto ^a   Stagi, Stefano ^a   Nanni, Laura ^a   Seminara, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arginine; Clonidine; Growth hormone deficiency; Growth hormone provocative tests; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDITY;

ARGININE; CHILD; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70149117151     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000232487     Document Type: Article

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