Nonsinusoidal circadian pattern of growth hormone secretion detected by multiple component analysis

Author

Hermida, R.C. ; Ayala, D.E. ; Garcia, Luis

Author_Institution

ETSI Telecomunicacion, Vigo Univ., Spain

fYear

1994

fDate

1994

Firstpage

1160

Abstract

Multiple component rhythmometry, a method that fits a model consisting of several significant cosine functions, was used to describe the nonsinusoidal circadian pattern of growth hormone secretion in groups of prepubertal children divided according to stature. Results reveal prominent ultradian components for every group investigated, that should be taken into consideration in the design and later evaluation of a time-specified treatment of children with short stature

Keywords

organic compounds; children with short stature; growth hormone secretion; model fitting; multiple component analysis; multiple component rhythmometry; nonsinusoidal circadian pattern; prepubertal children; prominent ultradian components; significant cosine functions; time-specified treatment; Biochemistry; Biomedical engineering; Chronobiology; Circadian rhythm; Data analysis; Fluids and secretions; Hospitals; Statistics; Testing; Time series analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2050-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415372

Filename

415372