The human growth hormone response to clonidine: relationship to clinical and neuroendocrine profile in depression.
The authors found a significant negative correlation between human growth hormone (HGH) response to clonidine and urinary free cortisol level in 14 depressed patients. The HGH response did not distinguish endogenous depression from nonendogenous depression.
D000328:Adult; D003000:Clonidine; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male
D013006:Growth Hormone; D003000:Clonidine; D006854:Hydrocortisone