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Growth hormone secretion during sleep

Y Takahashi, D Kipnis, W Daughaday. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1968.

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In plain language

Growth hormone release peaks shortly after sleep onset during slow-wave sleep.

Limits

Small 1968 study in adults.

Source

doi.org/10.1172/JCI105893 · PubMed 5675428 · Free full text

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