Bed rest suppresses bioassayable growth hormone release in response to muscle activity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2086-2090

  McCall, G E ^a,c   Goulet, C ^a   Grindeland, R E ^b   Hodgson, J A ^a   Bigbee, A J ^b   Edgerton, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c 2301 Life Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine regulation; Humans; Isometric exercise; Plantar flexion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031451275     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.6.2086     Document Type: Article

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