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ea0029p1407 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

GH Secretion response to triple secretagogue stimulus (ghrh, ghrelin and arginine) is gender and BMI dependent in healthy postmenopausal women and older men

Norman C , Erickson D , Miles J , Bowers C , Veldhuis J

Objective: Identify predictors of pulsatile GH secretion following a triple secretagogue stimulus (TSS, Ghrelin and GHRH preceded by an infusion of Arginine) in a cohort of healthy postmenopausal women and healthy older men.Hypothesis: Even in older subjects, total GH secretory capacity is gender dependent.Design: 23 men and 19 women participated in 6 separate, overnight 16-h infusion sessions at Clinical Research Center. At the en...