Serum ghrelin levels in growth hormone-sufficient and growth hormone-deficient patients during growth hormone-releasing hormone plus arginine test

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-337

  Tarantini, B ^a   Ciuoli, C ^a   Checchi, S ^a   Montanaro, A ^a   Bonato, V ^a   Theodoropoulou, A ^a   Pasqui, L ^a   Pacini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GH; GH deficiency; Ghrelin; GHRH plus arginine test

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGININE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349631639     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345723     Document Type: Article

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