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The Effects of Testosterone on the Pituitary Growth Hormone Secretion
Ho Seong Kim, Duk Hi Kim, Kyung Za Ryu, Chang Mee Kim, Deok Bae Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(2):174-181.   Published online February 15, 1992
The effects of testosterone on growth hormone secretion and somatic growth have been reported in several previous studies. In order to investigate the role of testosterone in growth hormone secretion, we have studied the effect of testosterone on somatic growth, basal growth hormone concentration, and growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) in orchiectomized rats. In experiment 1, four groups...