Growth hormone response to propranolol and L--dopa in obese subjects.
Oral administration of propranolol and L-dopa produced a marked increase in plasma growth hormone values in 12 obese subjects who had failed to respond to L-dopa alone. GH values after propranolol and L-dopa in obese subjects were not significantly different from those of normal subjects after L-dopa at 60, 90, and 120 min. Association of propranolol and L-dopa appears to be a simple means of investigating GH response in obese subjects.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007980:Levodopa; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010919:Placebos; D011433:Propranolol
D010919:Placebos; D007980:Levodopa; D013006:Growth Hormone; D011433:Propranolol