Growth Hormone Reserve Capacity in Turner's Syndrome
Authors:
- F. LacziFLF. Laczi
- J. JuleszJJJ. Julesz
- T. JanákyTJT. Janáky
- F. A. LászlóFLF. A. László
- 17 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Hormone and Metabolic Research
- Vol. 11 (12) , 664-666
Abstract
In 11 untreated and 6 oestrogen-treated Turner's syndrome patients, the changes in the serum growth hormone level were studied following the induction of hypoglycaemia with insulin. The growth hormone was measured with a radioimmune assay technique. The growth hormone peak value measured in healthy females was 54.32 ± 17.17, in untreated Turner's syndrome was 14.90 ± 3.71, and in oestrogen-treated Turner patients was 33.38 ± 9.22 µU/ml (average ± standard error). On the basis of the results, a role is attributed to the decreased growth hormone reserve in the low growth of Turner's syndrome patients.Keywords
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