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Intracellular Mechanisms in GH Control

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Neuroendocrine Perspectives

Part of the book series: Neuroendocrine Perspectives ((NEUROENDOCRINE,volume 6))

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Abstract

The neuroendocrine regulation of GH secretion involves two major factors of hypothalamic origin: the recently isolated GH releasing hormone (GRF) and the inhibitory factor somatostatin (SRIF) (1–5). After having been secreted into the hypophyseal portal blood, these factors reach the anterior pituitary gland, where they interact with specific receptors (probably located on somatotrophs), thus eliciting physiological responses.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, II School of Medicine, University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    G. Schettini, T. Florio, O. Meucci, E. Landolfi, M. Grimaldi & G. Magri

  2. Department of Endocrinology, II School of Medicine, University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    B. Merola & G. Lombardi

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, EC1A 7BE, London, UK

    John A. H. Wass

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, CF4 4XN, Cardiff, UK

    Maurice F. Scanlon

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Schettini, G. et al. (1989). Intracellular Mechanisms in GH Control. In: Wass, J.A.H., Scanlon, M.F. (eds) Neuroendocrine Perspectives. Neuroendocrine Perspectives, vol 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3478-4_23

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