Discordance Between Stimulated and Spontaneous Growth Hormone Levels in Short Children Is Dependent on Cut-Off Level and Partly Explained by Refractoriness

Discordance Between Stimulated and Spontaneous Growth Hormone Levels in Short Children Is Dependent on Cut-Off Level and Partly Explained by Refractoriness

BackgroundA growth hormone (GH) stimulation test is the recommended method for evaluating GH levels in children with possible GH deficiency (GHD). However, serial measurements of nocturnal spontaneous GH secretion are also performed. Divergent results from these tests have been reported, but with va...

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Main Authors: Otto Lennartsson, Ola Nilsson, Maria Lodefalk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
arginine-insulin tolerance test
children
growth hormone
GH testing
GH deficiency
refractoriness
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.584906/full

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