Growth hormone (GH) peak after falling asleep reflects spontaneous nocturnal GH secretion, however is not corresponding to the results of GH stimulating tests in children with short stature.
OBJECTIVE: Growth hormone (GH) secretion is characterized by a pulsatile, circadian rhythm, with the highest concentrations at night hours. Evaluation of nocturnal GH secretion may be truncated to 6 hours. Growth hormone stimulating tests are the standard method of assessment of GH secretion. In Poland, the assessment of GH peak during .....
