Direct comparison of ghrelin, GHRP-6, and GHRH effects on GH, ACTH, cortisol, and prolactin in humans revealed distinct hormonal profiles — guiding clinical selection of the optimal GH stimulation test.
Key findingDirect comparison of ghrelin, GHRP-6, and GHRH effects on GH, ACTH, cortisol, and prolactin in humans revealed distinct hormonal profiles — guiding cl
What the researchers found
Direct comparison of ghrelin, GHRP-6, and GHRH effects on GH, ACTH, cortisol, and prolactin in humans revealed distinct hormonal profiles — guiding clinical selection of the optimal GH stimulation test.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2010.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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Effects of ghrelin, growth hormone-releasing peptide-6, and growth hormone-releasing hormone on growth hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and cortisol release in type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 59(10), 1536-42
Citation
de Sá, Larissa Bianca Paiva Cunha; Nascif, Sergio Oliva; Correa-Silva, Silvia Regina; Molica, Patricia; Vieira, José Gilberto Henriques; Dib, Sergio Atala; Lengyel, Ana-Maria Judith. (2010). Effects of ghrelin, growth hormone-releasing peptide-6, and growth hormone-releasing hormone on growth hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and cortisol release in type 1 diabetes mellitus.. Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 59(10), 1536-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2010.01.021