Growth Hormone – Lab Tests Online

Sources Used in Current Review

Growth Hormone (Blood). University of Rochester Medical Center. Available online at https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=167&contentid=growth_hormone_blood. Accessed October 2019.

Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (Outpatient). Nationwide Childrens Hospital. Available online at https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/health-wellness-and-safety-resources/helping-hands/growth-hormone-stimulation-test-outpatient.Accessed October 2019.

Growth Hormone Suppression Test. MedlinePlus. Available online at https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003376.htm. Accessed October 2019.

Insulin-Like Growth Factor. University of Rochester Medical Center. Available online at https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=167&contentid=insulin_like_growth_factor. Accessed October 2019.

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Acromegaly. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases. Available online at https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/acromegaly. Accessed October 2019.

(June 7, 2013) Growth Hormone. Medscape. Available online at https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2089136-overview#a2. Accessed October 2019.

Collett-Solber PF, et al.Diagnosis, Genetics, and Therapy of Short Stature in Children: A Growth Hormone Research Society International Perspective.Horm Res Paediatr. 2019 Sep 12:1-14. doi: 10.1159/000502231. [Epub ahead of print]

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