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FEEDBACK MECHANISMS IN SEX HORMONE INDUCED GH RELEASE IN PREPUBERAL /PUBERTAL CHI

$0M01FY2000RRNIH

University Of Virginia Charlottesville, Charlottesville VA

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Abstract

Growth hormone (GH) exhibits an auto-negative feedback on its own secretion. Puberty causes increased GH concentrations in both genders. If increasing sex steroid hormones override GH auto-negative feedback mechanism, then exogenous GH will not decrease sex steroid hormone induced GH release.

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