Clonidine-stimulated growth hormone concentrations (cut-off values) measured by immunochemiluminescent assay (ICMA) in children and adolescents with short stature

Clonidine-stimulated growth hormone concentrations (cut-off values) measured by immunochemiluminescent assay (ICMA) in children and adolescents with short stature

OBJECTIVES: To establish cut-off values for growth hormone concentrations using clonidine as a secretagogue and an immunochemiluminescent assay as the method of measurement and to analyze the response time as well as the influence of gender, nutritional status and pubertal stage. METHODS: A total o...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fátima Borges, Flávia Carolina Cândida Teixeira, Aline Karin Feltrin, Karina Alvarenga Ribeiro, Gabriel Antonio Nogueira Nascentes, Elisabete Aparecida Mantovani Rodrigues Resende, Beatriz Pires Ferreira, Adriana Paula Silva, Heloísa Marcelina Cunha Palhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2016-04-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Clonidine
GH Deficiency
Short Stature
Idiopathic Short Stature
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