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#Question id: 34149


A scientist finds that infusion of growth hormone into the median eminence of the hypothalamus in experimental animals inhibits the secretion of growth hormone and concludes that this proves that growth hormone feeds back to inhibit GHRH secretion. Do you accept this conclusion?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. No, because growth hormone does not cross the blood-brain barrier.
  2. No, because the infused growth hormone could be stimulating dopamine secretion.
  3. No, because substances placed in the median eminence could be transported to the anterior pituitary.
  4. Yes, because systemically administered growth hormone inhibits growth hormone secretion.