GH放出ホルモンとGH放出ペプチド-6は,GH欠乏症の成人の診断検査のために使用されます

V Popovic1, A Leal, D Micic

  • 1Institute of Endocrinology, University Clinical Centre, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

Lancet (London, England)
|October 13, 2000
PubMed
まとめ

GHを放出するホルモン (GHRH) とGHを放出するペプチド-6 (GHRP-6) を組み合わせたテストは,成人成長ホルモン (GH) 欠乏症を診断するための安全で信頼できる方法です. このテストは,インスリン耐性テスト (ITT) よりも優れた再現性を提供します.

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