ARGININE POTENTIATES THE GHRH‐ BUT NOT THE PYRIDOSTIGMINE‐INDUCED GH SECRETION IN NORMAL SHORT CHILDREN. FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR A SOMATOSTATIN SUPPRESSING EFFECT OF ARGININE

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 763-767

  GHIGO, EZIO ^a   BELLONE, JAELE ^a   MAZZA, ENRICO ^a   IMPERIALE, ELISEO ^a   PROCOPIO, MASSIMO ^a   VALENTE, FRANCESCA ^a   LALA, ROBERTO ^a   DE SANCTIS, CARLO ^a   CAMANNI, FRANCO ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RADIOISOTOPE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARGININE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0025372164     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1990.tb00923.x     Document Type: Article

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