The impact of gonadal steroid hormone action on growth hormone secretion during childhood and adolescence.
The impact of gonadal steroid hormone action on growth hormone secretion during childhood and adolescence.
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DOI:
10.1210/edrv-13-2-281
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发表时间:
1992-05
影响因子:
20.3
通讯作者:
J. R. Kerrigan;A. Rogol
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作者:
J. R. Kerrigan;A. Rogol
I. Introduction PHYSIOLOGIC regulation of GH secretion has been an active subject of investigation recently. In particular, the interaction with, and independent functions of, the sex steroid hormones and GH have been the subjects of a large number of studies, both in the basic sciences and in the clinical arena. Based on the results of multiple clinical studies, it has been observed that GH secretion is amplified in the presence of gonadal steroid hormones. During the course of male and female puberty, either normal, precocious, or pharmacologically induced, spontaneously circulating GH levels increase via an amplitude- modulated phenomenon. Using recently available mathematical modeling techniques, it has been possible to demonstrate that the mechanism of this increase is via sex steroid hormone-induced amplification of endogenous GH production rate, without demonstrable alterations of the frequency of secretory episodes or of hormone half-life. We intend to review what is understood about this relation...