23 Chronic Beta-Adrenergic Blockade Enhance Growth Velocity to Growth Hormone Releasinc Hormone in Growth Hormone Deficient Chill Dren (Ghd)

Abstract

To determine whether t h e combined therapy of GHRH+Atenolol improves t h e growth response t o GHRH i n GHD c h i l d r e n we s t u d i e d i n a double b l i n d , randomized t r i a l 11 prepubertal GHD c h i l d r e n (5F.6M) divided i n 2 groups:Group A n=5 (3F.2M).chronologic age (CA) X 822.7 years. bone age (BA) X 4.9 +_