- Original Article
- Overnight Growth Hormone Secretions and Sleep Patterns in Idiopathic Short Stature Children
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Sang Young Seo, Kee Hyoung Lee, Baik Lin Eun, Chang Sung Sohn, Young Chang Tockgo, Chol Shin, Baek-Hyun Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(4):363-369. Published online April 15, 2003
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Purpose : Pharmacologic provocation test of growth hormone(GH) is a non-physiologic method and has several limitations for diagnosing growth hormone(GH) deficiency. Spontaneous GH release studies could be important in understanding the pathophysiology of children with poor growth but normal responses to GH provocation tests. Also, the relationship between nocturnal GH secretions and sleep patterns in short stature children is poorly... |
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- The Effect of ACTH on Mouse Heart
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Sang Young Seo, Joo Won Lee, Chang Sung Son, Young Chang Tockgo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(6):804-810. Published online June 15, 1995
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Purpose : Adrenocorticotropic Hormone(ACTH) therapy is useful in the treatment of patients with infantile spasm. However, serious side effects including Cushing syndrome, infections, hypertension, and electrolyte imbalance must be encountered. Moreover, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in association with ACTH therapy has recently reported. We performed thiw study to evaluate the effect of ACTH on heart muscle.
Methods : We administered ACTH subcutaneously to... |
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