Growth hormone (GH) is a major regulator of growth, somatic development and body
composition. Sex steroids can act centrally by regulating GH secretion and peripherally …

GH plays a pivotal role in regulating body growth and development, which is modulated by
sex steroids. A close interplay between estrogen and GH leads to attainment of …

Sex steroids contribute to modulate GH secretion in man. However, both the exact locus and
mechanism by which their actions are exerted still remain not clearly understood. We …

Growth hormone (GH) regulates somatic growth, substrate metabolism and body
composition. Sex hormones exert profound effect on the secretion and action of GH …

Evidence that oestrogen is involved in the regulation of the somatotrophic axis in adult
humans is provided by the observations that mean growth hormone (GH) levels are higher …

I. Introduction P HYSIOLOGIC regulation of GH secretion has been an active subject of
investigation recently. In particular, the interaction with, and independent functions of, the …

Although it has long been recognized that the secretion of growth hormone (GH) differs
between adult men and women, the mechanisms involved remain to be fully elucidated. A …

Gender has multiple significant influences on the humanGH axis in the premenopausal age
group (Table 1), and attenuates by approximately 50% the negative impact of age on daily …

I. Introduction IT IS with great interest that we follow the continued expansion and refinement
of Harris' classical concept concerning the neuroendocrine control of pituitary gland function …

It has been suggested that growth hormone (GH) may play a regulatory role in male
reproductive function. To express full anabolic effect in immature boys testosterone …