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Stimulation of GH response to aminoacids infusion is well established. The ornithine chloride infusion (12 g/m2 within 30 min) induces an elevated peak of GH at a faithful time of 45 minutes. This test performed in 50 children with constitutional short stature showed the following results :
In pituitary dwarfs no elevation of GH and cortisol was observed.
In conclusion these data show that GH and cortisol levels mesured at zero and 45 min of ornithine infusion test allow to study simultaneously somatotropic and corticotropic pituitary functions.
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Evain, D., Donnadieu, M., Roger, M. et al. Simultaneous study of somatotropic and corticotropic pituitary secretions by ornithine infusion test. Pediatr Res 15, 1569 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198112000-00207
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