Evaluation of Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis by the GHRP2 Test: Comparison With the Insulin Tolerance Test

CONTEXT: GH-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP2) stimulates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA) through the GH secretagogue receptor (GHSR) in the hypothalamus, in which ghrelin is a natural ligand. Therefore, the GHRP2 test (GHRP2T) could be used instead of the insulin tolerance test (ITT). OBJECT...

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Autores principales: Hayakawa, Tomoaki, Kitamura, Tetsuhiro, Tamada, Daisuke, Mukai, Kosuke, Hayashi, Reiko, Takahara, Mitsuyoshi, Otsuki, Michio, Shimomura, Iichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2018
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Clinical Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30324179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2018-00102

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30324179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2018-00102

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