ea0011p585 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | ECE2006
Morselli LL
, Bongioanni P
, Genovesi M
, Licitra R
, Rossi B
, Martino E
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neurone disorder in human adults. Scanty data on endocrine abnormalities have been reported. Aim of the present study was to investigate the GH-IGF-I axis in ALS patients.22 ALS patients (12 men and 10 women), aged 4677 years, performed GHRH+arginine test: blood samples for GH were collected at baseline, 30 and 60 minutes; IGF-I was determined at baseline. The control group consisted of 2...