Neuroendocrine control of GH release during acute aerobic exercise

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 843-850

  Weltman, Arthur ^a,b   Wideman, L ^c   Weltman, J Y ^a   Veldhuis, J D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; GH

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR[21-24]; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE; INSULIN; PRALMORELIN; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GENDER; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REST; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0345737270     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345234     Document Type: Review

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