Different effects of growth hormone releasing peptide (GHRP-6) and GH- releasing hormone on GH release in endogenous and exogenous hypercortisolism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 713-718

  Borges, Maria Helena S ^a   DiNinno, Fernanda B ^a   Lengyel, Ana Maria J ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CNPq   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030739573     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.1981008.x     Document Type: Article

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