Induction of growth hormone (GH) mRNA by pulsatile GH-releasing hormone in rats is pattern specific

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 278, Issue 5 41-5, 2000, Pages

  Borski, Russell J ^a   Tsai, Wellington ^a   Demott Friberg, Roberta ^b   Barkan, Ariel L ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Pituitary; Pulsatility; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GROWTH RATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE DRUG RELEASE; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034096880     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2000.278.5.e885     Document Type: Article

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