Mechanism of action of Hexarelin. I. Growth hormone-releasing activity in the rat

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 481-488

  Torsello, Antonio ^a,d   Grilli, Roberta ^a   Luoni, Marina ^a   Guidi, Margherita ^a   Ghigo, Maria Cristina ^a   Wehrenberg, William B ^b   Deghenghi, Romano ^c   Müller, Eugenio E ^a   Locatelli, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Ardana   (France)

^d Department of Pharmacology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HEXARELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029857273     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1350481     Document Type: Article

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