Oral clonidine: an effective growth hormone provocative test.
Indian Pediatr
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1989 Oct; 26(10): 1007-9
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Twenty normal statured healthy children (8 M; 12 F) aged 9-16 years were subjected to growth hormone (GH) provocative tests. The mean basal GH level was 2.0 +/- 0.42 ng/ml (+/- SEM). The mean peak levels of GH were 11.9 +/- 2.19 ng/ml (+/- SEM) after exercise, 9.82 +/- 2.81 ng/ml (+/- SEM) after insulin and 15.2 +/- 2.54 ng/ml (+/- SEM) after oral clonidine. A significant rise (peak level greater than 7 ng/ml) of serum GH was found in 70, 80 and 85% of children after exercise, insulin and oral clonidine tests, respectively. The observation in the present study indicates that oral clonidine test, a safer, easier and more economical test than insulin hypoglycemia, is equally potent and can be done in out patients.
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Glicemia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Hormônio do Crescimento
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Criança
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Administração Oral
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Adolescente
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Clonidina
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Esforço Físico
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Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1989
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