Assessment of somatotropic function in children with syndrome of biologically inactive growth hormone against a background of clonidine and insulin stimulation tests

Assessment of somatotropic function in children with syndrome of biologically inactive growth hormone against a background of clonidine and insulin stimulation tests

Background. Growth pathology caused by somatotropic insufficiency is one of the most urgent problems in pediatric endocrinology. An increase in the growth hormone (GH) level less than 10 ng/ml was traditio­nally considered a criterion for diagnosing somatotropic insufficiency in patients with short...

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Main Author: N.A. Sprinchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House Zaslavsky 2019-03-01
Series:Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal
Subjects:
syndrome of biologically inactive growth hormone
insulin test
clonidine test
somatotropic hormone
Online Access:http://iej.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/166108

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