Diagnostic utility of the glucagon stimulation test in comparison to the insulin tolerance test in patients following pituitary surgery

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 477-482

  Berg, Christian ^a   Meinel, Timo ^a   Lahner, Harald ^a   Yuece, Ali ^a   Mann, Klaus ^a   Petersenn, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCAGON PROVOCATION TEST; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77149137387     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0824     Document Type: Article

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