Why the study?
Does intravenous growth hormone increase interstitial glycerol concentrations in abdominal and femoral adipose tissue compared to saline?
Population
Subjects (demographics and sample size not specified in abstract)
Comparison
Growth hormone (GH) 200 microgram intravenously vs Saline intravenously
Design
Other
Follow-up
6 hours
Authors
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GH pulse activates adipose lipolysis; hypothesis-generating for metabolic effects and should not change practice.
Does intravenous growth hormone increase interstitial glycerol concentrations in abdominal and femoral adipose tissue compared to saline?
A physiological pulse of growth hormone increases interstitial glycerol concentrations in both femoral and abdominal adipose tissue, indicating activated lipolysis.
Gravholt et al. (1999) studied this question.
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