Research progress in the stimulatory inputs regulating growth hormone (GH) secretion.
A review is presented on progress in the research of stimulatory inputs that regulate growth hormone secretion, including recent results on the action of the hypothalamic peptides growth-hormone releasing factor (GHRH) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), as well as that of both peptidic (growth hormone-releasing hexapeptide; GHRP-6) and non-peptidyl (L-163,255) synthetic GHSs on somatotrope cell function.
Gracia-Navarro
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Department of Cell Biology, Edificio C-6, 3a Planta, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, University of Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain. fgracia@uco.es
Castaño
J P
JP
Malagon
M M
MM
Sánchez-Hormigo
A
A
Luque
R M
RM
Hickey
G J
GJ
Peinado
J R
JR
Delgado
E
E
Martínez-Fuentes
A J
AJ
D000818:Animals; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010880:Piperidines / Q000378:metabolism*; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine
D009479:Neuropeptides; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010455:Peptides; D010880:Piperidines; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D013141:Spiro Compounds; C102119:L 163255; C041048:growth hormone releasing hexapeptide; D013006:Growth Hormone; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone