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HORMONE RESEARCH
Volume 64, Issue -, Pages 66-72Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000089320
Keywords
growth hormone; brain; development; growth hormone receptor
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Growth hormone (GH) is integrally involved in the development of the central nervous system (CNS), as well as during its recovery from injury, two processes that share many similarities and may influence CNS functionality. This review discusses some of the most recent findings in the field and, in particular, the ontogeny, distribution, regulation and putative functions of GH and its receptor within the CNS, particularly during development. The relative roles of peripheral GH, acting in part through insulin-like growth factor-1, and of the autocrine/paracrine GH system within the brain are considered. The potential role of GH as a therapeutic agent to influence brain development and function is discussed. Copyright (c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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