Cut-off values of serum growth hormone (GH) in pharmacological stimulation tests (PhT) evaluated in short-statured children using a chemiluminescent immunometric assay (ICMA) calibrated with the international recombinant human gh standard 98/574

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Chaler, Eduardo Adrian ^a   Ballerini, Gabriela ^b   Lazzati, Juan M ^a   Maceiras, Mercedes ^a   Frusti, Mauro ^b   Bergada, Ignacio ^b   Rivarola, Marco A ^a   Belgorosky, Alicia ^a   Ropelato, Gabriela ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

International Recombinant Human GH Standard 98 574; Pharmacological tests; Serum growth hormone cut off

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; CALIBRATION; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84882289409     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0505     Document Type: Letter

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