Somatostatin at low doses stimulates growth hormone release from intact cultures of porcine pituitary cells

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 175-177

  Ramirez J L ^a   Castano J P ^a   Gracia Navarro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

GH secretion; GRF; Paradoxical response; Somatotrope (pig); SRIF (stimulatory effect)

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031896015     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978861     Document Type: Article

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