Absent prolactin response to l-tryptophan in normal and acromegalic subjects

l-tryptophan (5 g orally), the precursor of serotonin, was administered to 10 patients with acromegaly and eight control subjects. In normal subjects, there was no significant change in serum prolactin after l-tryptophan. In subjects with acromegaly, there was no significant net change in serum prol...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychoneuroendocrinology 1980-01, Vol.5 (3), p.261-265
Hauptverfasser:	Glass, Allan R., Smallridge, Robert C., Schaaf, Marcus, Dimond, Richard C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acromegaly Acromegaly - blood Acromegaly - physiopathology Female Humans l-tryptophan Male prolactin Prolactin - blood Serotonin Antagonists - pharmacology Tryptophan - pharmacology
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