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GHRP-GH Secretagogues

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Growth Hormone

Part of the book series: Endocrine Updates ((ENDO,volume 4))

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Abstract

GH secretion is not infrequently low in normal elderly men and women and may compromise normal health (1,2). In the past, when a hormonal deficiency(s) was considered to be responsible for this decreased GH secretion in these subjects, a hypothalamic disorder rather than a pituitary disorder was proposed and a decreased secretion of GHRH or an increased secretion of SRIF was envisioned. One of our more long term objectives has been to utilize GHRP (GH releasing peptide) in order to further understand the pathophysiology of decreased GH secretion as a function of age, especially in elderly men and women, and to distinguish when decreased secretion of GH in elderly subjects is due to normal aging versus a specific hormonal deficiency(s).

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Bowers, C.Y. (1999). GHRP-GH Secretagogues. In: Bengtsson, BÅ. (eds) Growth Hormone. Endocrine Updates, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5163-8_22

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