34063-8

Somatotropin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --pre or post dose glucagon

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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^pre or post dose glucagon
Property: MCnc
Time: Pt
System: Ser/Plas
Scale: Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Somatotropin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --pre or post dose glucagon
Short Name: GH pre/p Gc SerPl-mCnc
Display Name: Somatotropin pre or post dose glucagon [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Somatotropin before Or after Glucagon, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class: CHAL
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 2.09
Last Updated: Version 2.70 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation: Observation

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Σωματοτροπίνη^προ ή κατόπιν δόσης γλυκαγόνης:MCnc:Pt:Ορός/Πλάσμα:Qn: Synonyms: MCnc Γλυκαγόνη Σωματοτροπίνη
es-AR	Spanish (Argentina)	somatotrofina^antes/después de dosis de glucagón:concentración de masa:punto en el tiempo:suero/plasma:cuantitativo:
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Somatotropina^Pre/pos dosis glucagón:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn: Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Somatotropina ^ glucagón antes o después de la dosis:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Hormone de croissance^pré ou post dose glucagon:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif: Synonyms: GH
fr-BE	French (Belgium)	Hormone de croissance^Pré ou post dose glucagon:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif: Synonyms: GH, hGH
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Somatotropina^pre o post dose glucagone:MCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn: Synonyms: Concentrazione di Massa dopo dose GH Plasma prima o dopo dose di glucagone Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione
ko-KR	Korean (Korea, Republic Of)	성장호르몬^글루카곤 투여 전/후:질량농도:검사시점:혈청/혈장:정량:
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	somatotropine^voor of na dosis glucagon:massa/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Somatotrofina^pré/pós dose de glucagon:MCnc:Pt:Sor/Plas:Qn: Synonyms: ; GH; Somatotropic hormone; STH; Growth hormone; Human growth hormone; HGH; Before; Hyperglycemic factor; HGF; pre/p Gc; pre/p Gc; p dose; Mass concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; SerPl; SerPlas; SerP; Serum; SR; Plasma; Pl; Plsm; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; PST; After; CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING; CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Соматотропин^до или после дозы глюкагона:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв/Плаз:Колич: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Somatotropin^önc veya snr glukagon dozu:KütlKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	生长激素^在剂量胰高血糖素之前/之后:质量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型: Synonyms: 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 HGF;抗胰岛素;胰增血糖素;高血糖因子;高血糖因素;高血糖素 XXX刺激 - 在...之前 XXX刺激 - 在...之后一剂物质一剂药物之前/之后于一剂胰高血糖素;之前/之后于剂量胰高血糖素;在一剂胰高血糖素之前/之后之后于... 之后于剂量物质;之后于剂量药物;在剂量物质之后剂量物质可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺在...以后在后时刻;随机;随意;瞬间水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积) 血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit	Source
ng/mL	Example UCUM Units
ug/L	eCHN

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