The use of Oral Bovril as growth hormone stimulation test

Introduction: The gold standard for diagnosing growth hormone deficiency is insulin tolerance test. However, this is contraindicated in patients at risk of seizure attacks. GHRH-arginine test is not widely available. The other tests have their own limitations. Oral Bovril contains arginine and ca...

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Main Authors:	Loh, Huai Heng, S , Norlela, Abd Wahab, Norasyikin, M, Norlaila, O, Mohd Rahman, R, Subashini, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, WS, Wan Juani, M., Azura Dina, Ooi, CP, S, Muhammad, A, Mohan, MT, Alif Adlan, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi
Format:	Article
Language:	en
Published:	Malaysian Endocrine & Metabolic Society 2014
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48182/6/PP-040.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/48182/ http://www.jmems.org/index.php/jmems/issue/view/5
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