Journal article
Cranial irradiation for cerebral and nasopharyngeal tumours in children: evidence for the production of a hypothalamic defect in growth hormone release.
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A synthetic 29-amino acid analogue of human pancreatic GH-releasing hormone (GHRH(1-29)NH2) has recently been shown to stimulate the release of GH in normal subjects. We have studied the GH response to GHRH(1-29)NH2 in nine children irradiated for brain and nasopharyngeal tumours, who were not growing and were deficient in GH as assessed by insulin-induced hypoglycaemia. Serum GH rose in response to GHRH(1-29)NH2 in all the children, and in five the peak serum GH response was greater than 20 ...
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- Journal:
- Journal of endocrinology
- Volume:
- 108
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 25-29
- Publication date:
- 1986-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1479-6805
- ISSN:
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0022-0795
- Source identifiers:
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138510
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:138510
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- pubs:138510
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- Copyright date:
- 1986
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