Increase in urinary growth hormone excretion in puberty.
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Abstract
During the pubertal years the overnight urinary excretion rate of growth hormone (hGHu) increases to three to four times the prepubertal rate, reaching a peak in girls at 13 years and in boys at 15 years. After puberty the mean rate of overnight hGHu is twice that before puberty.
Medical subject headings
- Growth Hormone
- Puberty