Growth hormone (GH)-releasing peptide and GH releasing hormone stimulate GH release from subpopulations of somatotrophs in rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 825-830

  Mitani, Maki ^a   Kaji, Hidesuke ^a   Abe, Hiromi ^a   Chihara, Kazuo ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Growth hormone releasing hormone; Growth hormone releasing peptide; Reverse plaque hemolytic assay; Somatotroph

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; OCTREOTIDE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE ASSAY; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0029808826     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.05283.x     Document Type: Article

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