Longtime administration of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) does not restore the reduced efficiency of GHRH on sleep endocrine activity in 2 old-aged subjects - A preliminary study

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 122-124

  Murck, H ^a   Frieboes, R M ^a   Schier, T ^a   Steiger, A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PLACEBO;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 0030854716     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979496     Document Type: Article

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