There is widespread anecdotal evidence that growth hormone (GH) is used by athletes for
its anabolic and lipolytic properties. Although there is little evidence that GH improves …

The importance of hormones on body metabolism when physical exercise is carried out has
been established for a long time. Growth hormone (GH) is crucial in energy metabolism as …

This review summarizes the interactions between growth hormone (GH) and exercise.
Exercise has profound effects upon the GH-insulin-like growth factor I axis per se. In …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a test for GH abuse in sport. DESIGN: A double blind placebo
controlled study of one month's GH administration to 102 healthy non-competing but trained …

GH is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency as a performance-enhancing anabolic
agent. Doping with GH likely began in the early 1980s and became more prevalent with the …

This review examines some interesting 'new'histories of insulin and reviews our current
understanding of its physiological actions and synergy with GH in the regulation of …

Background: Growth hormone (GH) is reputed to be in widespread use in the sporting arena
as a performance-enhancing agent and is on the list of banned substances published by the …

GH abuse by elite athletes is currently undetectable. To define suitable markers of GH
doping, we assessed the effects of acute exercise, GH administration, and GH withdrawal on …

The earliest records of doping in sport come from the Ancient Olympics games when
athletes are reported to have taken figs to improve their performance. With the advent of …

CONTEXT: The detection of exogenously administered growth hormone (GH) poses a
formidable challenge but a detection method based on the measurement of two GH …