{"product_id":"growth-hormone-secretagogues-in-clinical-barry-b-bercu-9780367400484","title":"Growth Hormone Secretagogues in Clinical Practice","description":"0-8247-9832-5 Recognizing the urgent need for an up-to-date review of new and innovative research on growth hormone (GH) secretagogues, this exclusive work furnishes the state of the art on the mechanisms of action, design, synthesis, evaluation, and clinical applications of GH secretagogues, including orally active and xenobiotic GH-releasing compounds. \u003cbr\u003eBeginning with a thorough historical perspective on the discovery and evolution of GH-releasing peptides (GHRPs) as therapeutic agents, Growth Hormone Secretagogues in Clinical Practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eanalyzes structural requirements for GH secretagogue efficacy \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003edemonstrates the use of mathematical models to predict differential values of individual stimuli for GH secretion from the pituitary \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ereports on the development of a simple screening system based on polyclonal antibodies \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ediscusses laboratory synthesis of agonistic analogs intended for human and veterinary use \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eproposes applications in managing conditions such as Turner's syndrome, acromegaly, diabetic retinopathy, glomerulosclerosis, tumors, and cancer \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eprovides physiological evidence for the effects of GHRP on behavior with a series of trials involving voluntary and forced exercise \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003edescribes a new diagnostic test for evaluating pituitary function in slowly growing children and aging adults \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eexplores the interactions of GH secretagogues with other hormones and endogenous substances from sex steroids to interferons \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eand much more!\u003cbr\u003eScope of Non-GHRH Growth Hormone Secretagogues \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSynergistic Release of Growth Hormone by GHRP and GHRH: Scope and Implication, Cyril Y. Bowers\u003cbr\u003eStructural Requirements of Growth Hormone Secretagogues, Romano Deghenghi\u003cbr\u003eUnifying Mechanism of a Non-GHRH Growth Hormone Secretagogue's Action, Roy G. Smith\u003cbr\u003eMolecular Cloning and Characterization of Human, Swine, and Rat Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors, Lex H. T. Van der Pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry B. Bercu,Richard F. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367400480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367400484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Barry B. Bercu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443387412735,"sku":"9780367400484","price":87.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_253fa3ed-18c9-4986-80ff-0807c5f10df0.jpg?v=1777205184","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growth-hormone-secretagogues-in-clinical-barry-b-bercu-9780367400484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}