Can GHRH or GH secretagogues re-initiate pituitary GH pulsatility?

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 547-556

  Chappel, Scott ^a  

^a EMD SERONO INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REVIEW;

FEEDBACK; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; SECRETORY RATE; SOMATOSTATIN; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032911678     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00753.x     Document Type: Review

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