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Name GH
Type gene
Species Homo sapiens
Tissue blood samples
Experiment Method immunoradiometric assay
Up/Down Down
Pro/Anti Pro
Funtion Description Nocturnal GH was about 30% lower in the elderly than in the young. Our data suggest that there is an age-dependent decrease in the endogenous hypothalamic GHRH output contributing to the age-associated GH decline.
Regulation Gene NA
Year 1999
Pubmed ID 10522985
Title In vivo semiquantification of hypothalamic growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) output in humans: evidence for relative GHRH deficiency in aging.
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating 1
Variant NA
High-throughput NA