The effect of tolbutamide administration on insulin secretion was studied in 69 children with growth retardation. Diminished insulin secretion was found in all the patients, compared to the control group. This insulin deficit was most evident in patients with isolated, total GH deficiency and least
Growth retardation and reduced growth hormone secretion in a boy with achalasia
β Scribed by E. Schober; H. Frisch
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 444 KB
- Volume
- 154
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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