PINDOLOL DECREASES PROLACTIN AND GROWTH-HORMONE RESPONSES TO INTRAVENOUS L-TRYPTOPHAN

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作者
SMITH, CE
WARE, CJ
COWEN, PJ
机构
[1] UNIV OXFORD,LITTLEMORE HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,OXFORD OX4 4XN,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV OXFORD,LITTLEMORE HOSP,MRC,CLIN PHARMACOL UNIT,OXFORD OX4 4XN,ENGLAND
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1007/BF02244090
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
The effects of pindolol on the prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) responses to intravenous tryptophan (LTP) were studied in eight healthy male volunteers. Pindolol pretreatment (40 mg over 48 h) markedly attenuated the GH response to LTP and modestly, but significantly, reduced the LTP-induced increase in plasma PRL. The disposition of LTP following infusion was not altered by pindolol. While the data are consistent with 5-HT1A receptor mediation of PRL and GH responses to LTP, the intrinsic sympathomimetic actions of pindolol might also be involved in the attenuation of the endocrine responses to LTP. © 1991 Springer-Verlag.
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