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an agent that stimulates secretion
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an alternative method for increasing hGH levels naturally
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a natural polyamino acid chain that is postulated to cause the pituitary to release growth hormone
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a substance that influences a gland (in this case, the pituitary gland) to secrete its hormones
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a substance that stimulates the pituitary gland to produce hGH
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A substance which stimulates secretion (as by the stomach or the pancreas).
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Affects immune system and reactivity due to its ability to promote or stimulate secretion.
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Agent promoting secretion.
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Substance that induces secretion from cells, originally applied to peptides inducing gastric and pancreatic secretion.
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A secretagogue is a substance which causes another substance to be secreted. One example is gastrin,, which stimulates secretion of gastric acid by the stomach.
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