ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Stimulated GH peak values have been shown to correlate well with nocturnal GH peak values and with nocturnal mean GH values. In addition, the expression level of serum IGF-1 in ISS has been shown to be significantly lower than that in normal children despite their normal GH peak response to provocation.Objectives: To investigate the value of using the IGF1/GH peak ratio in the anthropometric assessment of c...