Basal, Pulsatile, Entropic (Patterned), and Spiky (Staccato-like) Properties of ACTH Secretion: Impact of Age, Gender, and Body Mass Index

AUTOR(ES)

Veldhuis, Johannes D.

FONTE

The Endocrine Society

RESUMO

Background: Age, gender, and BMI determine ultradian modes of LH and GH secretion, viz., pulsatile, basal, pattern-defined regularity [approximate entropy (ApEn)] and spikiness (sharp, brief excursions). Whether the same determinants apply to ACTH secretion is not known.

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