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Central Actions of Peptide and Nonpeptide Growth Hormone Secretagogues

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Human Growth Hormone

Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology ((COE,volume 19))

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Abstract

For some time now, the authors have been investigating the neuroendocrine events leading to increased growth hormone (GH) secretion following administration of GH secretagogues, including GH-releasing peptide (GHRP-6). It is now well established that these compounds act both at the pituitary (1–5) and within the central nervous system (CNS) (6,7). The recent cloning of the GHRP-6 receptor has paved the way for the localization of the receptors at both pituitary and hypothalamic sites (8).

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    Roy G. Smith PhD

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Dickson, S.L., Leng, G. (2000). Central Actions of Peptide and Nonpeptide Growth Hormone Secretagogues. In: Smith, R.G., Thorner, M.O. (eds) Human Growth Hormone. Contemporary Endocrinology, vol 19. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-015-5_5

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