Immunoreactive growth hormone-releasing hormone (IR-GHRH) in the feto- placental circulation and differential effects of L-dopa, L-arginine and somatostatin-14 on the plasma levels of IR-GHRH in normal adults

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 184-189

  Saito, H ^a,b   Hosoi, E ^b,c   Yamasaki, R ^b   Kameyama, K ^b   Irahara, M ^b   Ohno, Y ^b   Saito, S ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cord Blood; L Arginine; L Dopa; Plasma GHRH in Man; Somatostatin 14

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; LEVODOPA; SOMATOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0030951045     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979018     Document Type: Article

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