The effect of short-term hypothyroidism on growth hormone secretory responses to growth hormone-releasing hormone (1-29) and insulin-induced hypoglycemia

The effect of short-term hypothyroidism on growth hormone secretory responses to growth hormone-releasing hormone (1-29) and insulin-induced hypoglycemia

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is frequently associated with growth failure. In long-standing hypothyroidism the growth hormone (GH) secretory responses to growth hormone-releasing hormone (GRH) and insulin-induced hypoglycemia are decreased. Methods: To investigate whether hypothyroidism of short dur...

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Main Authors: Dimitris Mytilinaios, Elena Nikolopoulou, Antonia Charchanti, Theodore Troupis, Themis C Kamilaris, Elizabeth O Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Acta Medica International
Subjects:
hypothyroidism
growth hormone
IGF-1
thyroid hormone
athyreotic
Online Access:http://www.actamedicainternational.com/article.asp?issn=2349-0578;year=2017;volume=4;issue=1;spage=81;epage=87;aulast=Mytilinaios

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