Abstract
Early postnatal undernutrition induces hormonal alternations. High levels of human growth hormone (hGH) have been described in undernourished infants. The effect of the severity of malnutrition upon plasma hGH levels has been studied. It was found that the more severe the undernutrition the higher the basal hGH levels and the lower the hGH response to L-dopa stimulation. It is concluded that even mild forms of undernutrition cause alterations in the metabolism of hGH, and/or in some other aspects of the physiological mechanisms in which this hormone normally plays a role.
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