Evaluation of GH deficiency by GHRH+arginine test and IGF-I levels in a large population of young, middle-aged and elderly patients who had undergone neurosurgery for tumor masses in the hypothalamus-pituitary area.
Corneli
G
G
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Baldelli
R
R
Di Somma
C
C
Grottoli
S
S
Durante
C
C
Gasco
V
V
Ferretti
E
E
Colao
A
A
Tamburrano
G
G
Lombardi
G
G
Aimaretti
G
G
Ghigo
E
E
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001120:Arginine; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period
D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone; D001120:Arginine