Abstract GH and IGF-I are important regulators of bone homeostasis and are central to the
achievement of normal longitudinal bone growth and bone mass. Although GH may act …

Postnatal growth and development of the human body and its specific organs are regulated
by a complex network of local and systemic factors which is poorly understood. This review …

Interest in the role of the insulin‐like growth factor (IGF) axis in growth control and
carcinogenesis has recently been increased by the finding of elevated serum insulin‐like …

IGF-I is a multipotent growth factor with important actions on normal tissue growth and
regeneration. In addition, IGF-I has been suggested to have beneficial effects on glucose …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a chronic childhood psychiatric illness that involves a reduction in
caloric intake, loss of weight and amenorrhea, either primary or secondary. The diagnostic …

Anorexia nervosa is a syndrome, that is collections of symptoms, which is not defined by its
etiology. The severe cases are intractable. The syndrome is associated with multiple …

IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor-I) is a peptide hormone, produced predominantly by the liver
in response to pituitary GH (growth hormone), which is involved in a wide variety of …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with multiple endocrine alterations. In the majority of
AN patients, basal and GHRH-stimulated serum GH levels are increased. The metabolic …

Background and aims: Though low levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) have been
repeatedly reported in patients with eating disorders, the nutritional significance of IGF-1 has …

The mammalian reproductive hormone axis regulates gonadal steroid hormone levels and
gonadal function essential for reproduction. The neuroendocrine control of the axis …