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Study · Not a test of the peptide alone · 1997

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Histones as extracellular messengers: effects on growth hormone secretion.

Brown OA, Sosa YE, Goya RG

Cell biology international1 Dec 1997Cited by 7 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

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In this study, GHRP-6 was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. These results are not evidence about taking GHRP-6.

  1. 01LabNot a test of GHRP-6 aloneIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In rat pituitary cells, GHRP‑6 with histones produced additive GH release.

    In plain wordsIn cells from rats, GHRP‑6 with histones produced additive growth hormone release.

    Peptide
    GHRP-6
    Outcome
    IncreaseAdditive GH release with histones
    Study

    ratn: not reported in source

    pituitary cells
    Outcome group
    Growth hormone and IGF-1 · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Incubation of pituitary cells with the GH secretagogue GHRP-6, and histones revealed an additive release of GH, whereas GHRH and histones revealed a synergistic effect.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Perfused and incubated rat pituitary cells were used in different sets of experiments and GH release was measured by radio-immunoassay (RIA).

    In this study, GHRP-6 was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking GHRP-6.

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  1. Version 2Current

    21 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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