Reduction of the somatotrope responsiveness to GHRH and Hexarelin but not to arginine plus GHRH in hyperprolactinemic patients

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 597-602

  Grottoli, S ^a   Razzore, P ^a   Arvat, E ^a   Oleandri, S E ^a   Rossetto, R ^a   Ciccarelli, E ^a   Camanni, F ^a   Ghigo, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arginine; GH; GHRH; Hexarelin; Hyperprolactinemia

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HEXARELIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SOMATIC CELL; SOMATOSTATIN RELEASE;

EID: 0031441568     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346916     Document Type: Article

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