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Growth Hormone - help please
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  #1

Can anyone tell me what inhibits Growth Hormone? What is the negative feedback mechanism?


  #2

growth hormone inhibiting hormone (somatostatin) inhibits it.

growth hormone releasing hormone releases it.

both are from the hypothalamus


  #3

Thanks. smiling face Does glucose inhibit it too? I thought it also did. Assuming that it does, then why can't you use it as a treatment for elevated growth hormone.


  #4

well i have no idea about it.......growth hormone does affect the glucose conc,increases it, but dont know if glucose affects GH conc.......


  #5

GH is considered as a Stress Hormone so hypoglycemia induces its secretion and Hyperglycemia decreases it.


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  #6

Much thanks. smiling face


  #7

Just read in RR that "Hormones are not supressed by glucose administration" which is what I knew, but just can't figure out why.








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