40307-1

Somatotropin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --3.5 hours post dose arginine

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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^3.5H post dose arginine
Property: MCnc
Time: Pt
System: Ser/Plas
Scale: Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name: GH 3.5h p Arg SerPl-mCnc
Display Name: Somatotropin 3.5 Hr post dose arginine [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Somatotropin 3.5 hr after Arginine, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class: CHAL
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 2.15
Last Updated: Version 2.70
Order vs. Observation: Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINC	Long Common Name
96798-4	Cortisol, glucose, and somatotropin post arginine stimulation panel - Serum or Plasma

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Somatotropina^3.5H pos dosis arginina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn: Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Somatotropina ^3.5H después de la dosis de arginina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:
fr-FR	French (France)	Somatotropine T03h30 après arginine:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Somatotropina^3,5h post dose arginina:MCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn: Synonyms: 3,5 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 3시간반:질량농도:검사시점:혈청/혈장:정량:
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	somatotropine^210 min na dosis arginine:massa/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief: Synonyms: 3,5 uur na dosis arginine
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Somatotrofina^3 hs e 30 min após dose de arginina:MCnc:Pt:Sor/Plas:Qn: Synonyms: ; GH; Somatotropic hormone; STH; Growth hormone; Human growth hormone; HGH; Arg; 3.5H 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^3.5 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^3.5Sa snr arjinin dozu:KütlKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	生长激素^在剂量精氨酸之后3.5小时:质量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型: Synonyms: 210Min之后于剂量精氨酸;210分钟之后于一剂精氨酸;3.5Hr之后于剂量精氨酸;3.5小时之后于一剂精氨酸;在一剂精氨酸之后210Min;在一剂精氨酸之后3.5Hr;在剂量精氨酸之后210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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