Beta-adrenergic agonism does not impair the GH response to acylated ghrelin in humans

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-236

  Benso, A ^a   Gramaglia, E ^a   Prodam, F ^a   Riganti, F ^a   Gigliardi, V Ramella ^a   Lucatello, B ^a   Olivetti, I ^a   St Pierre, D ^a   Ghigo, E ^a   Broglio, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACYLATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLUSHING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA;

ACYLATION; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; GHRELIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 67650324107     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03488.x     Document Type: Article

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