Reduced growth hormone response to apomorphine in...

Reduced growth hormone response to apomorphine in schizophrenic patients with poor premorbid social functioning

Abstract

The apomorphine-induced growth hormone (GH) response of 16 drug-free schizophrenic patients and nine control subjects were studied. The sub-group of nine patients with poor premorbid psychosocial functioning had a significantly lower GH response than the controls. Additional evidence for state dependent effects is provided.

Authors

Malas KL; van Kammen DP; de Fraites EA; Brown GM; Gold PW

Journal

Journal of Neural Transmission, Vol. 69, No. 3-4, pp. 319–324

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

September 1, 1987

DOI

10.1007/bf01244352

ISSN

0300-9564

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Gregory Michael Brown

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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