Summary
Administration of human growth hormone to 2 patients (severe growth retardation, operative panhypopituitarism) resulted in a significant reduction of the urinary excretion of adrenaline and tentatively increase of urinary excretion of noradrenaline.
Zusammenfassung
Zufuhr von menschlichen Wachstumshormon resultierte bei 2 Patienten (hypophysärer Zwergwuchs, operativ bedingter Panhypopituitarismus) in einer signifikanten Verminderung der Adrenalin-Ausscheidung und möglichem Anstieg der Noradrenalin-Ausscheidung.
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v. Studnitz, W. Effect of growth hormone on urinary excretion of catecholamines in man. Klin Wochenschr 48, 245–246 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01485072
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