Do IGF-I concentrations better reflect growth hormone (GH) action in children with short stature than the results of GH stimulating tests? Evidence from the simultaneous assessment of thyroid function

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) in short children seems unquestionable when both GH peak in stimulating tests (GHST) and IGF-I concentration are decreased. However, the discrepancies between the results of GHST and IGF-I secretion are observed. It seems purposeful t...

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Autores principales: Smyczyńska, Joanna, Stawerska, Renata, Lewiński, Andrzej, Hilczer, Maciej
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21232100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-6614-4-6

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