Pyridostigmine enhances, but does not normalise, the GH response to GH-releasing hormone in obese subjects.
Obese patients are characterised by several neuroendocrine abnormalities, including characteristically a decrease in growth hormone responsiveness to GH-releasing hormone. In normal subjects, the GH response to GHRH is enhanced by the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, pyridostigmine. We have studied t...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1990
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