Effects of arginine, administered orally, on the endogenous secretion of the STH-somatomedin complex in young human volunteers
Elsair, J.; Khelfat, K.; Ghouini, A.; Ikhlef, F.
Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de ses Filiales 179(5): 608-614
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9026 PMID: 2938688 Document Number: 255482
Arginine, administered orally (arginine aspartate 37.5 g), induces upon voluntary fasting man laying down in bed (muscular rest), an increase of: 1) plasmatic HGH rate (radioimmunological) at 2 hours, 2) plasmatic SMs rate (biological: incorporation of 3H thymidine in human lymphocytes) at 8 hours, when compared with an equal administration of aminoacids without arginine or aspartate as placebo. Arginine enhances endogenous secretion of the complex HGH-somatomedines.