Modified Clonidine Testing for Growth Hormone Stimulation Reveals α2-Adrenoreceptor Sub Sensitivity in Children with Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency

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Modified Clonidine Testing for Growth Hormone Stimulation Reveals α₂-Adrenoreceptor Sub Sensitivity in Children with Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency

Christian Willaschek ,

* E-mail: christian.willaschek@ckbm.de

Affiliation Caritas Krankenhaus, Department of Pediatrics, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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Sebastian Meint,

Affiliation Caritas Krankenhaus, Department of Pediatrics, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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Klaus Rager,

Affiliation Caritas Krankenhaus, Department of Pediatrics, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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Reiner Buchhorn

Affiliation Caritas Krankenhaus, Department of Pediatrics, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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