Growth hormone, peptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It stimulates the growth of essentially all tissues of the body, including bone, and is vital for normal physical growth in children. Growth hormone is synthesized and
Growth hormone therapy of Turner's syndrome: beneficial effect on adult height (see comments) Growth Hormone Therapy of Turner's Syndrome: Beneficial Effect on Adult Height. J Pediatr. 1998;132(2).Rosenfeld RG, Attie KM, Frane J, et al. ... RG Rosenfeld,KM Attie,J Frane,... - 《...
Growth hormone secretion, puberty and adult height after cranial irradiation with 18 Gy for leukaemia. Eur J Pediatr. 1998; 157(9):703-7. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi? cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citati on&list_uids=9776525. [PubMed: 9776525]...
However, the extent to which this therapy increases final adult height is not known. METHODS: We followed 38 initially prepubertal children with chronic renal failure treated with growth hormone for a mean of 5.3 years until they reached their final adult height. The mean (+/-SD) age at the...
Interestingly, the activity of GHS is not fully specific for GH release; in fact, they possess also slight prolactin- (PRL-), adrenocorticotropin hormone- (ACTH-) and cortisol-releasing effect, at least after acute administration (2–4,10). Moreover, GHS also have extra-hormonal ac...
physical examination, the boy's height and weight have consistently tracked just below the fifth percentile, with no evidence of growth hormone deficiency. ... AS Bassett,DM Mcdonald-Mcginn,K Devriendt,... - 《J Pediatr》 被引量: 442发表: 2011年 The role of chromosome 18 abnormalities in...
Growth Hormone Stimulation Testing in Both Short and Normal Statured Children: Use of an Immunofunctional Assay NELLY MAURAS, PAUL WALTON, MICHAEL NICAR, SUSAN WELCH, AND ALAN D. ROGOL Nemours Children's Clinic and Research Programs, 807 Nira St., Jacksonville, Florida 32207, U.S.A. [N.M...
Pretreatment 1-year height velocity is greater than 2 SD below the mean;and Epiphyses are open; Adult growth hormone deficiency Aetna considers somapacitan-beco (Sogroya) medically necessary for members with adult GH deficiency whenanyof the following criteria is met: ...
Because previous studies showed that uterine and ovarian volumes were related to height,26 comparison of gonadal sizes was also adjusted for current height (in centimeters). Pearson correlation coefficient was used to test associations between hormone levels, gonadal size, and perinatal factors. ...
Growth Hormone (GH); Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) and the GHRH Receptor; Insulin-like Growth Factor (Igf) Signaling; Prolactin and Growth Hormone Receptors; Somatostatin View chapterExplore book Reproductive and Endocrine Toxicology L. Johnson, ... C.E. Johnston, in Comprehensive ...