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GRF (1-40), dopamine (DA), DA plus GRF and placebo were administered to 6 acromegalic patients. The GRF administration induced a highly variable GH release (GH delta % 167.3 +/- 21.4; mean +/- SE). GRF did not provoke any change in PRL serum levels. During simultaneous GRF and DA administration GH release was found to be reduced (GH delta % 80.2 +/- 17.8) compared to that observed for a corresponding period of time after GRF alone (p less than 0.05). Our data underscore that in acromegaly the DA tonus inhibits GH secretion after GRF by acting directly at the pituitary level.
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