GH释放激素和GH释放-6用于GH缺乏的成年人的诊断测试

V Popovic1, A Leal, D Micic

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

Lancet (London, England)
|October 13, 2000
PubMed
概括

联合GH释放激素 (GHRH) 加GH释放-6 (GHRP-6) 测试是诊断成人生长激素 (GH) 缺乏症的安全可靠方法. 这种测试比胰岛素耐受性测试 (ITT) 具有更好的可重复性.

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