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Growth Hormone Secretion in Starvation: A Reassessment

Thomas J. Merimee, S Edwin Fineberg

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HGH secretion was assessed in 7 men during a control period and during starvation. Plasma samples were collected hourly for 24 hr in each period. Starvation for 72 hr increased growth hormone secretion in each individual. Overall, fasting resulted in a 2½ to 3-fold increase of growth hormone secretion. Secretion of hGH was greater in premenopausal women than in men during a control period, but no significant increase of hGH secretion occurred in women after 72 hr of fasting.

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Key concepts: Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Secretion, Starvation, Hormone, Period (music), Growth hormone, Biology