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Metabolic Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretagogue Gene Expression

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Growth Hormone Secretagogues

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Abstract

Growth hormone (GH), secreted from somatotrophs in the anterior pituitary, is a highly regulated hormone that stimulates longitudinal growth and has multiple effects on cellular metabolism. Plasma GH levels vary widely at different times of the day and night, with profound influences of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress in a given individual. GH levels also differ with sex, age, and body habits, providing a challenge to those defining “normal” GH physiology (1–3).

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  1. Pediatric Endocrinology, All Children’s Hospital, 33701, St. PetersBurg, FL, USA

    Barry B. Bercu M.D.  & Richard F. Walker Ph.D.  & 

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Berelowitz, M., Bruno, J.F. (1996). Metabolic Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretagogue Gene Expression. In: Bercu, B.B., Walker, R.F. (eds) Growth Hormone Secretagogues. Serono Symposia USA Norwell, Massachusetts. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2396-2_12

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