Effects of repeated doses and continuous infusions of the growth hormone-releasing peptide hexarelin in conscious male rats

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 367-375

  Conley, L K ^a,b   Gaillard, R C ^c   Giustina, A ^d   Brogan, R S ^b,e   Wehrenberg, W B ^f  

^a Carroll College Waukesha   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HEXARELIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031674855     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1580367     Document Type: Article

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