Thyroid hormone and estrogen regulate exercise-induced growth hormone release.

Growth hormone (GH) regulates whole body metabolism, and physical exercise is the most potent stimulus to induce its secretion in humans. The mechanisms underlying GH secretion after exercise remain to be defined. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of estrogen and pituitary type 1 deiod...

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Main Authors: Daniele Leão Ignacio, Diego H da S Silvestre, João Paulo Albuquerque Cavalcanti-de-Albuquerque, Ruy Andrade Louzada, Denise P Carvalho, João Pedro Werneck-de-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4395113?pdf=render