VALUE OF URINARY GROWTH HORMONE DETERMINATION IN DIAGNOSIS OF ACROMEGALY
- VernacularTitle:尿hGH测定在肢端肥大症诊断中的价值
- Author:
Shunzhong BAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
UrinaryhGH IRMA Acromegaly
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
1986;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Using a highly sensitive IRM A which can detect the hGH in urine directly, we measured the nocturnal urinary GH values in 13 normal men, 12 normal women, and 17 patients with acromegaly. The values were 0.58?0.56 ng, 0.52?0.37 ng, and 167.21 278.2 ng respectively. The nocturnal urinary GH secretion was significantly higher in the acromegalic patients than in the normal adulls (P
