ea0029p83 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012
Brossaud J.
, Barat P.
, Georges A.
, Corcuff J.
The adrenal function of children is investigated similarly to adults using at rest (basal) and after testing serum cortisol concentration ((F)). di Iorgi et al. (JCEM 95:2132) showed a good diagnostic accuracy of glucagon testing investigating (F) increase. We retrospectively addressed the relevance of using, in children with short stature tested for GH deficiency, 1/ the normal reference range of our assay for basal (F) and 2/ the threshold provided by di Iorgi et al. o...