Plasma neurotensin levels in prepubertal children and adults: Possible involvement in the regulation of growth hormone secretion

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 615-621

  Bozzola, Mauro ^a   Thome, Agnès Ntodou ^b   Giraldi, Eugenia ^a   Lhiaubet, Anne Marie ^b   Schimpff, Rose Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Growth hormone provocative tests; Human; Neurotensin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HEXARELIN; NEUROTENSIN; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PREPUBERTY; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 7844229855     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1998.11.5.615     Document Type: Article

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