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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^2H post dose arginine
Property
MCnc
Time
Pt
System
Ser/Plas
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
GH 2h p Arg SerPl-mCnc
Display Name
Somatotropin 2 Hr post dose arginine [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Somatotropin 2 hr after Arginine, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHAL
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.15
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Change Reason
Changed Order_Obs from 'Observation Only' to 'Both' to fit current order use cases.
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
17979

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
102083-3 Arginine stimulation challenge panel - Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay
96798-4 Cortisol, glucose, and somatotropin post arginine stimulation panel - Serum or Plasma

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: HGH 120 min (Arginintest)
de-DE German (Germany) Somatotropin^2 Stunden nach Dosis Arginin:Massenkonzentration:Zeitpunkt:Serum oder Plasma:Quantitativ:
Synonyms: Somatotropes Hormon; humanes Growth Hormon; STH; hGH
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Somatotropina^2H pos dosis arginina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Somatotropina ^2H después de la dosis de arginina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:
fr-CA French (Canada) Hormone de croissance^2 h post dose arginine:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: GH
fr-FR French (France) Somatotropine T02h après arginine:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Hormone de croissance^2 h post dose arginine:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: GH, hGH
it-IT Italian (Italy) Somatotropina^2h post dose arginina:MCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: 2 ore dopo dose 2 ore dopo stimolo con arginina Concentrazione di Massa dopo dose GH Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 성장호르몬^아르기닌 투여 후 2시간:질량농도:검사시점:혈청/혈장:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) somatotropine^120 min na dosis arginine:massa/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:
Synonyms: 2 uur na dosis 2 uur na dosis arginine
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Somatotrofina^120 min após dose de arginina:MCnc:Pt:Sor/Plas:Qn:
Synonyms: ; GH; Somatotropic hormone; STH; Growth hormone; Human growth hormone; HGH; Arg; 2H p Arg; 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^2 часа после дозы аргинина:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв/Плаз:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Somatotropin^2Sa snr arjinin dozu:KütlKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 生长激素^在剂量精氨酸之后2小时:质量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型:
Synonyms: 120Min之后于剂量物质;120Min之后于剂量药物;120分钟之后于剂量物质;120分钟之后于剂量药物;2Hr之后于剂量物质;2Hr之后于剂量药物;2小时之后于剂量物质;2小时之后于剂量药物;在剂量物质之后120Min;在剂量物质之后120分钟;在剂量物质之后2Hr;在剂量物质之后2小时;在剂量药物之后120Min;在剂量药物之后120分钟;在剂量药物之后2Hr 120Min之后于剂量精氨酸;120分钟之后于一剂精氨酸;2Hr之后于剂量精氨酸;2小时之后于一剂精氨酸;在一剂精氨酸之后120Min;在一剂精氨酸之后2Hr;在剂量精氨酸之后120分钟 2-氨基-5-胍基戊酸;Arg;胍基戊氨酸 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 XXX刺激 - 在...之后 一剂物质 一剂药物 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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