The Trophic Action of Human Growth Hormone on Human Duodenal Mucosa Cultured In Vitro
- 1 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- Vol. 21 (1) , 50-53
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005176-199507000-00008
Abstract
The influence of human growth hormone (hGH) on crypt cell proliferation in cultured explants of human duodenal mucosa has been studied, using a stathmokinetic technique with crypt microdissection. The addition of hGH (0.004 IU/ml) to paired duodenal explants from eight patients significantly increased epithelial crypt cell proliferation (p < 0.001), showing that hGH has a trophic action on the human duodenal mucosa in vitro.Keywords
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