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Comprising the initial 29 amino acids of the native hormone, this analog appears to stimulate GHRH receptors located in the somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland, thereby facilitating the release of growth hormone
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The extract significantly attenuated serum liver enzymes and ameliorated the reduction in superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and reductase, and 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activities