OBJECTIVE: To investigate the validity of Insulin like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) as a skeletal
maturity indicator by comparing serum IGF-1 levels with the stages in cervical vertebral …

Objective: Different facts suggest that the insulin growth factor (IGF)/insulin growth factor‐
binding protein (IGFBP) system may be regulated by factors other than growth hormone. It …

Context: Emerging biological and epidemiological evidence suggests possible benefits of
higher IGF-I levels in cognitive aging. Objective: The objective of the study was to examine …

Hormones regulate growth, development, metabolism, and other complex processes in
multicellular animals. For many years it has been suggested that hormones may also …

Serum IGF-I levels were measured in 547 non-hypopituitaric, non-acromegalic healthy
subjects of both sexes in Italy to develop reference values in relation to age and sex …

It has been suggested that growth hormone (GH) may play a regulatory role in male
reproductive function. To express full anabolic effect in immature boys testosterone …

For nearly 30 years, the endogenous bioactivity of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) has
been estimated by its circulating concentrations of immunoreactive IGF-I, obtained after …

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is the major factor that affects linear bone growth. Also,
androgens and estrogens are necessary for increasing longitudinal bone growth during …

目的建立中国6~ 18 岁年龄段血清胰岛素生长因子-1 (IGF-1) 和胰岛素因子结合蛋白-3 (IGFBP-
3) 水平的正常参考值, 并探讨其与年龄, 性别, 发育阶段及体质指数的关系. 方法选取了大庆市 …

Context There is evidence to suggest that IGF-I plays a role in regulating bone turnover.
Objective To evaluate the relationships between serum concentrations of IGF-I and IGF …