Dexamethasone Stimulation Test in the Diagnostic Work-Up of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Childhood: Clinical Value and Comparison With Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia

CONTEXT: dexamethasone has been demonstrated to elicit GH secretion in adults, but few data are available about its effectiveness as a provocative stimulus in the diagnostic work-up of GH deficiency (GHD) in childhood. OBJECTIVE: to assess the clinical value of dexamethasone stimulation test (DST) a...

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Autores principales: Cattoni, Alessandro, Molinari, Silvia, Medici, Francesco, De Lorenzo, Paola, Valsecchi, Maria Grazia, Masera, Nicoletta, Adavastro, Marta, Biondi, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
Materias:
Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7757782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33362716
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.599302

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7757782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33362716
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.599302

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