Females secrete growth hormone with more process irregularity than males in both humans and rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 270, Issue 1 33-1, 1996, Pages

  Pincus, Steven M ^a   Gevers, Evelien F ^a   Robinson, Iain C A F ^a   Van Den Berg, Gerrit ^a   Roelfsema, Ferdinand ^a   Hartman, Mark L ^a   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

approximate entropy; gender differences; neuroendocrine mechanisms; pulsatility; somatostatin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030041976     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.270.1.e107     Document Type: Article

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