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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
The response of human growth hormone to the oral administration of 5.0 mg copper was studied in plasma from 12 normal adults. Blood samples were collected at 30 min intervals over a period of 240 min after two basal measurements taken at time = -30 and time = 0 min. Six subjects responded to the stimulus with increased growth hormone secretion, revealing a positive correlation with plasma copper levels. The other six subjects presented a similar rise in plasma copper levels but no increase in plasma growth hormone levels. These results suggest that acute, high blood copper levels can increase basal growth hormone secretion in normal individuals, presumably by acting on the hypothalamic center.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0100-879X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of copper on the secretion of human growth hormone.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brasil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't