EFFECT OF SLEEP-DEPRIVATION ON THE GROWTH-HORMONE RESPONSE TO THE ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONIST, CLONIDINE, IN NORMAL SUBJECTS

Authors
LAL S THAVUNDAYIL JX KRISHNAN B NAIR NPV SCHWARTZ G KIELY ME GUYDA H
Citation
S. Lal et al., EFFECT OF SLEEP-DEPRIVATION ON THE GROWTH-HORMONE RESPONSE TO THE ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONIST, CLONIDINE, IN NORMAL SUBJECTS, Journal of neural transmission, 104(2-3), 1997, pp. 291-298
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Neurosciences
Journal title
Journal of neural transmission → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009564
Volume
104
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
291 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9564(1997)104:2-3<291:EOSOTG>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
One night's sleep deprivation (SD) increased the growth hormone (GH) r esponse to clonidine (2 ug/kg iv) in II normal men (p < 0.005). This f inding may indicate that SD enhances alpha-2 adrenergic receptor funct ion or that the GH response to GH releasing factor is increased by SD.