Serum and Urine Polyamines in Normal and in Short Children

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Abstract

The serum and urine polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine were measured in 112 normal subjects from 0 to 70 yr of age, and in three groups of short children from 7 to 20 yr: 21 growth hormone (GH) deficient patients, 20 normal variant short stature children, and 9 girls with 45, X Turner's syndrome. Urine polyamines were expressed as micromoles per gram of creatinine or per kilogram body weight, and serum polyamines were expressed as nanomoles per milliliter.

Authors

Daniel Rudman, Michael H. Kutner, Rajender K. Chawla, Martin A. Goldsmith, R. Dwain Blackston, Raymond Bain