COMPARISON OF ARGININE INFUSION AND DIETHYLSTILBESTROL AS A MEANS OF PROVOKING GROWTH HORMONE SECRETION

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作者
BACON, GE
LOWREY, GH
KNOLLER, M
机构
[1] Department of Pediatrics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
[2] Department of Pharmacology (Program in Investigative Clinical Pharmacology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/S0022-3476(69)80263-5
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
The action of oral diethylstilbestrol as a stimulus to growth hormone release was compared with that of intravenously administered arginine in 26 children with short stature. A similar elevation of growth hormone was found after the administration of each agent. It is suggested that diethylstilbestrol can be used as a preliminary screening test for growth hormone deficiency. © 1969 The C. V. Mosby Company.
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