Acylated ghrelin secretion is acutely suppressed by oral glucose load or insulin-induced hypoglycemia independently of basal growth hormone secretion in humans

Hormone Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 211-219

  Kim, Sang Wan ^a,b,c   Kim, Kyung Won ^a,b   Shin, Chan Soo ^a,b   Park, Do Joon ^a,b   Park, Kyong Soo ^a,b   Cho, Bo Youn ^a,b   Lee, Hong Kyu ^a,b   Kim, Seong Yeon ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active acromegaly; Ghrelin secretion; Growth hormone deficiency

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE HORMONES;

EID: 34147157240     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097098     Document Type: Article

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