Effect of sleep deprivation on overall 24 h growth-hormone secretion.
After sleep deprivation, the blunting of the normal sleep-related growth-hormone (GH) pulse is compensated during the day. Consequently, the amount of GH secreted during a 24 h period is similar whether or not a person has slept during the night. These results argue against the belief that sleep disorders in children can inhibit growth through a daily GH deficit.
Brandenberger
G
G
Gronfier
C
C
Chapotot
F
F
Simon
C
C
Piquard
F
F
D000328:Adult; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000378:metabolism*
D019382:Human Growth Hormone