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Dose-response profiles of plasma growth hormone and vasopressin after clonidine challenge in man

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine dose-response relationships of growth hormone, vasopressin, blood pressure, heart rate, and behavioral responses to clonidine. Ten healthy male volunteers were tested with each of three doses of clonidine (0.7, 1.4, and 2.1 micrograms/kg) with at least 1 week between tests. All doses gave a significant growth hormone response with a peak at 50 min. The high dose gave a significantly higher response …

Authors

Brown GM; Mazurek M; Allen D; Szechtman B; Cleghorn JM

Journal

Psychiatry Research, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 311–320

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 1990

DOI

10.1016/0165-1781(90)90100-j

ISSN

0165-1781