Open AccessBasal, Pulsatile, Entropic (Patterned), and Spiky (Staccato-like) Properties of ACTH Secretion: Impact of Age, Gender, and Body Mass Index
Author(s) -
Johannes D. Veldhuis,
Ferdinand Roelfsema,
Ali Iranmanesh,
Bernard J. Carroll,
Daniel M. Keenan,
Steven M. Pincus
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-1143
Subject(s) - pulsatile flow , medicine , ultradian rhythm , endocrinology , basal (medicine) , adrenocorticotropic hormone , body mass index , hydrocortisone , cortisol awakening response , biology , hormone , circadian rhythm , insulin
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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