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 …

Smoking has multiple effects on hormone secretion, some of which are associated with
important clinical implications. These effects are mainly mediated by the pharmacological …

Insulin-like growth factor-l (IGF-I) is abundant in the circulation and has been shown to have
a wide array of biologic effects. The authors carried out a cross-sectional community-based …

The aim of this study was to describe serum GH, IGF-I, and IGF binding protein (BP) 3 levels
at birth and during the first 2 y of life in intrauterine growth-retarded (IUGR) children and to …

This section addresses the combined effects on cancer risk of cigarette smoking and other
agents also associated with risk, excluding smokeless tobacco. The chapter is restricted to …

Prematurity, maternal smoking, and low birth weight each result in neuroendocrine
dysfunction and increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. Leptin, an adipocyte-secreted …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with
increased blood pressure (BP) in neonates. STUDY DESIGN: We measured BP in the …

The control of fetal growth depends on multiple hormones, including both IGF-I and
placental GH (PGH) in the mother, and IGF-I rather than pituitary GH (pitGH) in the fetus …

Epidemiological studies have reported associations between a range of cardiovascular risk
factors such as smoking and intima-media thickness (IMT). Some reports indicate that the …

Context: Maternal cigarette smoking during gestation increases cryptorchidism and
hypospadias and reduces testis size and fertility in sons by unknown mechanisms …