Comparison of two growth hormone stimulation tests and their cut-off limits in healthy adults at an outpatient clinic

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 165-169

  Markkanen, Helene M ^a   Pekkarinen, Tuula ^a   Välimäki, Matti J ^a   Alfthan, Henrik ^a   Hämäläinen, Esa ^a   Stenman, Ulf Håkan ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adults; Diagnosis; GHRH+ARG; Growth hormone deficiency; ITT

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; NEUTRAL INSULIN; SERMORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE STIMULATION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMILUMINESCENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUOROMETRY; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; VALIDITY;

ADULTS; DIAGNOSIS; GHRH+ARG; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; ITT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARGININE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882899936     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: 15322238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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