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Somatotropin-Releasing Hormone

Known as: Growth Hormone Releasing Factor 44, Growth Hormone Releasing Factor, GRF 1-44 
This protein belongs to the glucagon family and is a preproprotein that is produced in the hypothalamus. The preproprotein is cleaved to form a 44 aa… 
National Institutes of Health

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AKL-0707CJC-1295Human Pancreatic Growth Hormone-Releasing FactorJI-38
GHRH geneGHRH wt AlleleGrowth HormoneGrowth Hormone Releasing Factor Analog [EPC]

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HormonesHypothalamic HormonesNeuropeptides

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2010
2010
The Effects of the Anode Size and Position on the Limiting Currents of Natural Convection Mass Transfer Experiments in a Vertical Pipe
Natural convection heat transfer rates in a vertical pipe were measured for number from 2.1x to 1.2x. Using the analogy concept… 
1998
1998
Reduced growth hormone (GH) responsiveness to combined GH‐releasing hormone and pyridostigmine administration in the Prader–Willi syndrome
It is unclear whether the blunted GH secretion in Prader–Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a true deficiency, or merely secondary to… 
1990
1990
EFFECT OF ENHANCEMENT OF ENDOGENOUS CHOLINERGIC TONE WITH PYRIDOSTIGMINE ON GROWTH HORMONE (GH) RESPONSES TO GH‐RELEASING HORMONE IN PATIENTS WITH CUSHING'S SYNDROME
Growth hormone (GH) secretion in patients with Cushing's syndrome is diminished to all the stimuli tested so far but the precise… 
1988
1988
Solubilization of the active vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor from human colonic adenocarcinoma cells.
The non-ionic detergent n-octyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside was used to solubilize the VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide) receptor… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Evidence against growth hormone-releasing factor deficiency in children with idiopathic obesity.
The mechanisms whereby growth hormone (GH) secretion is decreased in human obesity remain obscure. We studied the response of… 
1986
1986
Somatostatin tonically inhibits growth hormone secretion in domestic fowl.
Passive immunization of immature chickens with sheep somatostatin (SRIF) antiserum promptly increased the basal plasma GH… 
1985
1985
Multiple forms of human pancreatic growth hormone releasing factor-like immunoreactivity in teleost brain and pituitary.
Two anatomically distinct neuronal GRF systems in the brain-pituitary of the teleost codfish (Gadus morhua… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
A noninvasive functional lesion of the hypothalamo-pituitary axis for the study of growth hormone-releasing factor.
Rats were passively immunized with an antiserum against somatostatin and a monoclonal antibody against rat hypothalamic growth… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Serotoninergic control of rat growth hormone secretion.
The ability of 5-hydroxyl-L-tryptophan (5-HTP) or pentobarbital anesthesia to elevate rat serum GH levels is completely blocked… 
1972
1972
Purified growth hormone releasing factor increases 45 Ca uptake into pituitary cells.
A purified extract of sheep hypothalamus possessing growth hormone releasing factor activity caused an increased uptake of 45Ca…