Effect of adrenergic antagonism on the growth hormone, prolactin and cortisol response to a synthetic opioid agonist in man.
The intravenous administration of 250 micrograms D-Ala2-MePhe4-Met-enkephalin-O-ol (DAMME) caused a marked increase in circulating growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL), and a fall in cortisol, in 14 normal subjects. Neither the alpha 1-antagonist thymoxamine, nor the alpha 2-antagonist yohimbine,...
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| Formaat: | Journal article |
| Taal: | English |
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1986
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