RELATION BETWEEN GROWTH HORMONE LEVELS AND VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR ACTIVITY
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Vol. 45 (4) , 853-856
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-45-4-853
Abstract
The relationship between growth hormone and von Willebrand factor activity was studied in fasting plasma samples, nocturnal samples, and after intramuscular injection of growth hormone. A significant correlation was seen between the two levels in fasting samples. During sleep, peaks of growth hormone were associated with peaks of von Willebrand factor activity. A subject with isolated growth hormone deficiency had no peaks of either. Intramuscular injection of growth hormone produced a rise of von Willebrand factor activity in all subjects studied. These results indicate that there is a relationship between growth hormone and von Willebrand factor activity.Keywords
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