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European Congress of Endocrinology 2022

Milan, Italy
21 May 2022 - 24 May 2022

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The 24th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) and the Italian Society of Endocrinology look forward to welcoming you to Milan. ECE 2022 returns for a four day, six parallel session festival of endocrine science. You can join us In person in Milan, Italy OR Live @Home online!

Prize Lectures

The Transatlantic Alliance Award Lecture

ea0081ap3 | The Transatlantic Alliance Award Lecture | ECE2022

Growth Hormone: An Adult Endocrine Misnomer

Chesnokova Vera , Zonis Svetlana , Melmed Shlomo

Growth hormone (GH) secreted by the anterior pituitary gland regulates skeletal growth, metabolism and body composition. Although several of these actions are mediated by production of hepatic and local tissue IGF1, GH also acts independent of IGF1. GH is mainly produced from the pituitary as a systemic endocrine hormone, yet is also expressed in local tissues acting in an autocrine/paracrine/intracrine manner. Locally produced non-pituitary GH (npGH) signals the GHR to induce...