During the last decades several lines of evidence reported the association of an adverse
intrauterine environment, leading to intrauterine restriction, with future disease, such as …

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is a dynamic network of proteins, which includes
cognate ligands, membrane receptors, ligand binding proteins and functional downstream …

Childhood growth and its sensitivity to dietary protein is reviewed within a Protein-Stat model
of growth regulation. The coordination of growth of muscle and stature is a combination of …

A model explaining the dietary-protein-driven post-natal skeletal muscle growth and protein
turnover in the rat is updated, and the mechanisms involved are described, in this narrative …

This study examines the impact of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth
factor 2 (IGF-2) on various aspects of children's health—from the realms of growth and …

Introduction: Approximately 47% of women with an episode of preterm labor deliver at term;
however, their infants are at greater risk of being small for gestational age and for …

The mammalian pituitary gland drives highly conserved physiological processes such as
somatic cell growth, pubertal transformation, fertility, and metabolism by secreting a variety …

Abstract Context The European Increlex® Growth Forum Database (Eu-IGFD) is an ongoing
surveillance registry (NCT00903110) established to collect long-term safety and …

Purpose Short stature in children is a significant medical problem which, without proper
diagnosis and treatment, can lead to long-term consequences for physical and …

Abstract Growth hormone (GH)/Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-axis plays an essential role in
fetal growth and development. The levels of IGF-axis proteins, gene expression, and …