Betaxolol and propranolol in glucagon stimulation of growth hormone.
Open Access
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 59 (7) , 670-672
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.59.7.670
Abstract
Both betaxolol and propranolol, beta blockers with different pharmacological properties, increase the reliability of somatotropic testing with glucagon. The combination of glucagon and betaxolol, however, is much better tolerated than that of glucagon and propranolol. The use of a beta 1 cardioselective adrenoceptor block for growth hormone testing is recommended.Keywords
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- Growth Hormone Responses to Propranolol—Glucagon Stimulation: A Comparison with Other Tests of Growth Hormone ReserveJournal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1973