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  • l-Ornithine stimulates growth hormone release in a manner dependent on the ghrelin system.

l-Ornithine stimulates growth hormone release in a manner dependent on the ghrelin system.

Food & function (2017-05-18)
Yee Yin Ho, Junya Nakato, Takafumi Mizushige, Ryuhei Kanamoto, Mamoru Tanida, Saori Akiduki, Kousaku Ohinata
ABSTRACT

We found that intraduodenal administration of l-ornithine (l-Orn) stimulates growth hormone (GH) secretion in Wistar rats, and then investigated its mechanism. GH-releasing activity after intraduodenal administration of l-Orn was blocked by [d-Lys

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(S)-(−)-Propranolol hydrochloride, ≥98% (TLC), powder