Article
Insulin-like growth factor-I and its binding protein-3 in serum: are they good screening properties for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency?
European journal of clinical chemistry and clinical biochemistry : journal of the Forum of European Clinical Chemistry Societies - 1 May 1997
Koch A, Dörr H G
Abstract excerpt
Serum insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 are simply-determined screening analytes if growth hormone deficiency is suspected. The analysis of growth hormone secretion using standardised stimulation tests and secretion profiles is complicated and expensive...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Body Height
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Growth Disorders
- Human Growth Hormone
- Humans
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
