Journal article
The study of spontaneous GH secretion after 36‐h fasting distinguishes between GH‐deficient and normal adults
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Within an appropriate clinical context, GH deficiency (GHD) in adults can only be diagnosed biochemically by provocative testing. The evaluation of IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and even of spontaneous GH secretion do not establish the diagnosis of adult GHD. In fact, remarkable overlaps between normal and GHD adults have been reported for all these parameters. On the other hand, it is well known that even short-term fasting stimulates GH secretion …
Authors
Aimaretti G; Colao A; Corneli G; Pivonello R; Maccario M; Morrison K; Pflaum CD; Strasburger CJ; Lombardi G; Ghigo E
Journal
Clinical Endocrinology, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 771–777
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 1999
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00885.x
ISSN
0300-0664
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultBlood GlucoseCarrier ProteinsCase-Control StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialFastingFatty Acids, NonesterifiedFemaleGlycoproteinsGrowth HormoneHumansHypopituitarismInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IMaleStatistics, Nonparametric