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Part Description

LP14695-8   Somatotropin
Somatotropin (growth hormone) is essential for normal growth and development in children and helps regulate metabolism in both children and adults. The pituitary gland produces and releases GH into the blood in pulses throughout the day.

Because growth hormone is released in pulses, a single measurement of the blood level is not normally clinically useful. Therefore, testing for the suppression or stimulation of growth hormone release from the pituitary is usually done.

GH stimulation (challenge) tests help to diagnose GH deficiency and hypopituitarism. For a stimulation test, a sample of blood is drawn after 10-12 hours of fasting. Then, under close medical supervision, a person is given an intravenous solution of a substance that normally stimulates the release of GH from the pituitary. Blood samples are then drawn at timed intervals and GH levels are tested in each to see if the pituitary gland was stimulated to produce the expected levels of GH. The most commonly used challenge is arginine, but others include clonidine and glucagon. Since exercise normally causes an increase in GH, vigorous exercise may also be used as the stimulant for GH release.

GH suppression tests help to diagnose GH excess. For a suppression test, a sample of blood is drawn after 10-12 hours of fasting. A person is then given a standard glucose solution (usually 100 grams of glucose) to drink. Blood samples are drawn at timed intervals and tested for GH to see if the pituitary gland is sufficiently suppressed by the dose of glucose. Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. Source: Lab Tests Online®

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Somatotropin Ag
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Tiss
Scale
Ord
Method
Immune stain

Additional Names

Short Name
GH Ag Tiss Ql ImStn
Display Name
Somatotropin Ag Immune stain Ql (Tiss)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Somatotropin antigen, Tissue

Basic Attributes

Class
PATH
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 1.0i
Last Updated
Version 2.56
Change Reason
The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.
Order vs. Observation
Both

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) antígeno de somatotrofina:concentración arbitraria:punto en el tiempo:tejido, no especificado:ordinal:tinción inmunológica
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Somatotropina Antígeno:PrThr:Punto temporal:Tejido:Ord:Tinción de inmunohistoquímica
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Somatotropina Ag:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Tejido y frotis:Ordinal:Mancha inmune
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kasvuhormoon antigeen:PrThr:Pt:Tis:Ord:Immuunvärv
Synonyms: Järgarvuline Juhuslik Kude Somatotropiin
fr-CA French (Canada) Hormone de croissance, Ag:Présence-Seuil:Temps ponctuel:Tissu:Ordinal:Coloration immunologique
Synonyms: GH
fr-FR French (France) Somatotropine antigène:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Tissu:Qualitatif:Coloration immune
fr-BE French (Belgium) Hormone de croissance Ag:PrThr:Temps ponctuel:Tissu:Ordinal:Coloration immunologique
Synonyms: Antigène Coloration. Méthode mmunologique GH, hGH
it-IT Italian (Italy) Somatotropina, Ag:PrThr:Pt:Tessuto:Ord:Colorazione immunologica
Synonyms: GH Patologia Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Tessuto & Strisci
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 성장호르몬 항원:임의농도:검사시점:조직:순위척도:면역염색
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) somatotropine Ag:aanwezigheid:moment:weefsel en uitstrijkjes:ordinaal:immunokleuring
Synonyms: antigeen
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Somatotrofina Ag:ACnc:Pt:Tecido:Ord:Imunocoloração
Synonyms: ; GH; Somatotropic hormone; STH; Growth hormone; Human growth hormone; HGH; Arbitrary concentration; Point in time; Random; Tissue; Ql; Ordinal; QL; Qualitative; Qual; Screen; ImStn; Immunostain; Immunohistochemical stain; IHC; Antigen; Antigens; Imun; Imune; Imm; PATHOLOGY
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Соматотропин Аг:PrThr:ТчкВрм:Тк:Пор:Иммуногистохимическая окраска
Synonyms: Порядковый Ткань и мазки Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Somatotropin Ag:MevcEşik:Zmlı:Doku:Srl:İmmün boyama
Synonyms: Antijen Mevcut
zh-CN Chinese (China) 生长激素 抗原:存在情况或阈值:时间点:组织与涂片:序数型:免疫染色法
Synonyms: Ag GH;HGH;STH;人生长激素（Human Growth Hormone，HGH）;促生长素;生长激素（Growth Hormone，GH，Somatotropin，Somatotropic hormone）;生长素;躯体刺激素 依次型;分类顺序型;定性的;序数型（或称等级型）;性质上的;有序型;有序性分类应答;有序性分类结果;秩次型;等级型;筛查;顺序型 促生长素 Ag 促生长素抗原 免疫染色;免疫组化;免疫组化染色;免疫组化染色法;免疫组化法;免疫组织化学染色;免疫组织化学染色法;细胞免疫染色;细胞免疫染色法 存在情况;存在;存在与否;是否存在;阈值;界值;界限;阀值;临界值;存在情况（存在、存在与否、是否存在）或阈值（界值、界限、阀值、临界值） 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 未作说明的组织;组织;组织 & 涂片 染法 染色方法 染色法 生长激素 Ag 生长素 Ag 生长素抗原 着色 着色方法 着色法 躯体刺激素 Ag 躯体刺激素抗原

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