Metabolic status and growth hormone secretion in man.
The metabolic state influences GH secretion and, in turn, GH secretion influences overall body metabolism. While these are distinct physiological entities, separation of these interrelated phenomena should be considered artificial since the overall result is an organism which retains functional capacity in the setting of a variety of circumstances.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908.
D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D001823:Body Composition / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008660:Metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D013006:Growth Hormone