title: Human pancreatic growth hormone-releasing factor (hpGRF) stimulates growth hormone release in goldfish.
abstract: Synthetic human pancreatic growth hormone-releasing factor (hpGRF) was injected intraperitoneally in different dosages, either as one injection or two injections 3 hours apart, into goldfish. Serum GH levels were increased by certain dosages of hpGRF under both treatments. This is the first demonstration of GH-releasing activity of hpGRF in a teleost fish.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000502:physiology*; D006054:Goldfish / Q000502:physiology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone