Growth hormone responses in isolated protein deficiency state in rhesus monkey.
We have longitudinally studied the effects of protein-deficient diet on serum growth hormone (GH) concentration in rhesus monkey. A biphasic basal GH response and a phenomenon of failure to suppress GH levels after glucose administration were observed in animals fed diet lacking proteins. GH levels remained consistently elevated in protein-deprived monkeys. Whether these elevations in GH will have any deleterious influence on the host remains to be seen.
D000818:Animals; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood*
D013006:Growth Hormone; D005947:Glucose