Reduced efficacy of growth hormone-releasing hormone in modulating sleep endocrine activity in the elderly

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 491-495

  Guldner, J ^a   Schier, T ^a   Friess, E ^a   Colla, M ^a   Holsboer, F ^a   Steiger, A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; GH; GHRH; HPA system; Sleep

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLOW WAVE SLEEP;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP;

EID: 0030723866     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00106-1     Document Type: Article

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