Search for dissertations about: "GHRH"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word GHRH.

  2. 1. Effects of GH and liver-derived IGF-I on growth and metabolism

    Author : Klara Sjögren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; GH; IGF-I; Insulin; GHRH; Somatostatin; GHS; Body growth; Body composition; Liver; Bone mineral content; Bone mineral density.;

    Abstract : Growth hormone (GH) exerts major effects on body growth and metabolism. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) is expressed in response to GH and is known to mediate many of the effects of GH. The largest expression of IGF is found in the liver although it is expressed in virtually every tissue of the body. READ MORE

  4. 2. Childhood malignant disease and consequences for growth hormone secretion, intellectual function and cardiovascular risk

    Author : Katarina Link; Lund Medicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Growth hormone deficiency; Insulin sensitivity; Cranial radiotherapy; Neuropsychological performance; Endocrinology; secreting systems; diabetology; Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia; diabetologi; sekretion; Endokrinologi;

    Abstract : In childhood onset growth hormone deficiency (GHD) a reduction in cardiac left ventricular mass (LVMi) and impairment of cardiac systolic function, as well as in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has been shown. In study I, we showed that a low dose of GH treatment for 10 months resulted in increased LVMi and kidney size. READ MORE

  5. 3. Galanin in the pituitary and in human circulation : clinical and experimental studies

    Author : Eva Grenbäck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The neuropeptide galanin has important roles in the central and peripheral nervous systems where it affects memory, seizure activity, appetite and pain transmission. Galanin is also present in the endocrine system and one of its most prominent effects is to stimulate the release of growth hormone (GH). READ MORE