Pyridostigmine treatment selectively amplifies the mass of GH secreted per burst without altering GH burst frequency, half-life, basal GH secretion or the orderliness of GH release.

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Published in Eur J Endocrinol on October 01, 1997

Authors

K Friend1, A Iranmanesh, I S Login, J D Veldhuis

Author Affiliations

1: Endocrine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, Virginia 24153, USA.

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