USE OF THE GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE AGONIST TRIPTORELIN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DELAYED PUBERTY IN BOYS

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ZAMBONI, G
ANTONIAZZI, F
TATO, L
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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS | 1995年 / 126卷 / 05期
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10.1016/S0022-3476(95)70406-X
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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To differentiate gonadotropin deficiency from delayed puberty in teenage boys, 0.1 mg/m(2) of triptorelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, was administered subcutaneously at 4 AM. Serum gonadotropins and testosterone levels were determined at baseline and 4 hours after the injection. The increase in blood gonadotropin and testosterone levels was significantly greater in patients with delayed puberty than in those with gonadotropin deficiency.
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