title: Hypothalamic-pituitary function assessment in children by a combined stimulation test.
abstract: We utilized a combined stimulation test using insulin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, gonadotropin-releasing hormone and levodopa to assess multiple pituitary hormones including growth hormone, thyrotropin, prolactin and gonadotropins in 32 children of short stature and 18 girls with early appearance of puberty. It was found that this combined stimulation test can assess multiple hormone responses with satisfactory results in a single 90-min test. Compared with any of those laborious classic stimulation tests alone, it is easier to be carried out and willingly accepted by children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone