Clinical characteristics, timing of peak responses and safety aspects of two dosing regimens of the glucagon stimulation test in evaluating growth hormone and cortisol secretion in adults

Pituitary

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 220-230

  Yuen, Kevin C J ^a   Biller, Beverly M K ^b   Katznelson, Laurence ^c   Rhoads, Sharon A ^a   Gurel, Michelle H ^b   Chu, Olivia ^c   Corazzini, Valentina ^d   Spiller, Kellie ^e   Gordon, Murray B ^e   Salvatori, Roberto ^d   Cook, David M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central adrenal insufficiency; Cortisol; Glucagon stimulation test; Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCAGON STIMUATION TEST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NADIR GLUCOSE LEVEL; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEAK CORTISOL LEVEL; PEAK GLUCOSE LEVEL; PEAK GROWTH HORMONE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84878767120     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: 15737403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-012-0407-7     Document Type: Article

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