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Hormona del crecimiento - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

GH (somatotropina)

Valores normales:

El rango normal es 0 - 3 ng/mL.

La hormona del crecimiento (GH) es liberada en pulsos, de manera que un nivel más alto puede ser normal si la sangre fue extraída durante un pulso.

Nota: ng/mL = nanogramos por mililitro.

Los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. La persona debe hablar con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los niveles altos de la hormona del crecimiento pueden indicar:

Los niveles bajos de la hormona del crecimiento pueden indicar:

  • Fecha de revisión: 3/18/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Elizabeth H. Holt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Melmed S, Kleinberg D. Anterior Pituitary. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR. Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 8.

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