We surveyed a random sample of 250 optometrists (OD) and 250 ophthalmologists (MD) in November 1991 to determine if they were involved in blood pressure measurement. A 50.4 percent and 34.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe adrenergic system is involved in the neural control of GH secretion with both stimulatory and inhibitory influences mainly mediated via GHRH and/or somatostatin modulation. To throw further light on adrenergic neuroregulation of somatotrophic function in man, the effect of various catecholamine agonists and antagonists on basal or GHRH-stimulated GH secretion was studied. Twenty-one adult males aged 20-30 years underwent the following studies: 1.
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