Alterations in the Pulsatile Mode of Growth Hormone Release in Men and Women with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus*

M. Asplin, Christopher; C. S. FARIA, AMILTON; C. CARLSEN, ELISABETH; A. Vaccaro, Veronica; E. Barr, Richard; Iranmanesh, Ali; Lee, Mary; D. Veldhuis, Johannes; S. Evans, William

doi:10.1210/jcem-69-2-239

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Alterations in the Pulsatile Mode of Growth Hormone Release in Men and Women with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus*

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Aug 1, 1989

Authors:

Christopher M. Asplin

AMILTON C. S. FARIA

ELISABETH C. CARLSEN

Abstract

The mechanisms responsible for the elevated levels of circulating GH observed in diabetes mellitus (DM) remain incompletely defined. To assess the episodic fluctuations in serum GH as a reflection of hypothalamic-pituitary activity, we accumulated GH concentration-time series in a total of 48 adult ...

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Endocrinology

Internal medicine

Diabetes mellitus

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