L-Arginine stimulates growth hormone (GH) release from the anterior pituitary gland. Following administration, L-arginine causes elevation of serum GH levels, measurements of which serve as a test of anterior pituitary function.
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Lascelles, P. T., & Donaldson, D. (1989). L-Arginine Infusion Test. In Diagnostic Function Tests in Chemical Pathology (pp. 7–8). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1846-7_4
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