Growth hormone and exercise

PJ Jenkins - Clinical endocrinology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes the interactions between GH and exercise. Not only does exercise
have profound effects upon the GH/IGF‐I axis per se, but there is increasing evidence that …

Insulin signaling pathways and cardiac growth

BJ DeBosch, AJ Muslin - Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2008 - Elsevier
The development, growth, function and metabolism of the heart are regulated by
extracellular growth factors, cytokines and ligands. In this review, the role of insulin and …

Growth hormone and exercise: physiology, use and abuse

PJ Jenkins - Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 2001 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the interactions between growth hormone (GH) and exercise.
Exercise has profound effects upon the GH-insulin-like growth factor I axis per se. In …

Exercise-induced GH secretion is enhanced by the oral ingestion of melatonin in healthy adult male subjects

DR Meeking, JD Wallace, RC Cuneo… - European journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
There is evidence that melatonin may play a role in modulating pituitary secretion, although
the mechanisms are unclear. We examined the effects of a single dose of oral melatonin …

Exercising in the cold inhibits growth hormone secretion by reducing the rise in core body temperature

A Wheldon, RL Savine, PH Sönksen… - Growth hormone & IGF …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Ambient temperature alters exercise induced GH secretion. It is unknown
whether temperature affects GH secretion at exercise intensities above the anaerobic …

Abuse of growth hormone among young athletes

SRR Buzzini - Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2007 - Elsevier
The underground abuse of growth hormone (GH) among young athletes presents a
challenge to medical professionals. Health care professionals providing knowledgeable …

Effect of hydration on exercise-induced growth hormone response

C Peyreigne, D Bouix, C Fedou… - European journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Design Growth hormone (GH) has demonstrated water-retaining effects in subjects
at rest, whereas other research has indicated that GH may stimulate sweating. Thus, the aim …

Association of depressiveness with blunted growth hormone response to maximal physical exercise in young healthy men

J Harro, H Rimm, M Harro, M Grauberg… - …, 1999 - Elsevier
Blunted response of growth hormone secretion to several pharmacological challenges is
present in depression, but much less is known about the relationship of depression and …

Thyroid hormone and estrogen regulate exercise-induced growth hormone release

DL Ignacio, DH da S. Silvestre… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Effect of the enhancement of the cholinergic tone by pyridostigmine on the exercise-induced growth hormone release in man

M Cappa, A Grossi, S Benedetti, F Drago… - Journal of …, 1993 - Springer
We have evaluated the effect of pyridostigmine (PD), a cholinergic agonist, on the growth
hormone (GH) response to physical exercise (EXC) in nine healthy volunteers. PD …