title: [Behavior of the somatotroph in prepubertal subjects with underdeveloped gonads].
abstract: After a rapid review of the reciprocal effects of hGH and testosterone in somatic development during puberty, the behaviour of the growth hormone after appropriate stimulation was examined in prepuberal subjects with underdeveloped gonads. These subjects revealed defective secretion of the hormone which may be explained by a reduction in the efficiency of the diencephalohypophyseal factors controlling puberty and sexual function.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001120:Arginine; D002648:Child; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007980:Levodopa; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty
chemical_list: D007980:Levodopa; D013006:Growth Hormone; D001120:Arginine
vernacular_title: Comportamento del somatotropo in soggetti in fase prepubere con ipoevolutismo gonadale.