GHRH has biological activities beyond hypothalamic GH stimulation — direct effects on immune cells, cardiac function, wound healing, and tissue growth independent of GH release.
Key findingGHRH has biological activities beyond hypothalamic GH stimulation — direct effects on immune cells, cardiac function, wound healing, and tissue growth
What the researchers found
GHRH has biological activities beyond hypothalamic GH stimulation — direct effects on immune cells, cardiac function, wound healing, and tissue growth independent of GH release.
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 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Growth hormone-releasing hormone: not only a neurohormone.
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 22(8), 311-7
Citation
Kiaris, Hippokratis; Chatzistamou, Ioulia; Papavassiliou, Athanasios G; Schally, Andrew V. (2011). Growth hormone-releasing hormone: not only a neurohormone.. Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 22(8), 311-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2011.03.006