The effect of growth hormone on bioactive IGF in overweight/obese women

Overweight/obesity is characterized by decreased growth hormone (GH) secretion whereas circulating IGF-I levels are less severely reduced. Yet, the activity of the circulating IGF-system appears to be normal in overweight/obese subjects, as estimated by the ability of serum to activate the IGF-I rec...

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Published in:	Growth hormone & IGF research Vol. 40; pp. 20 - 27
Main Authors:	Dichtel, Laura E., Bjerre, Mette, Schorr, Melanie, Bredella, Miriam A., Gerweck, Anu V., Russell, Brian M., Frystyk, Jan, Miller, Karen K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2018
Subjects:	Adult Bioactive IGF Biomarkers - blood Cross-Sectional Studies Female Follow-Up Studies Growth hormone Human Growth Hormone - administration & dosage Humans IGF-I Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 - blood Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 - blood Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - analysis Male Obesity Obesity - blood Obesity - drug therapy Overweight - blood Overweight - drug therapy Prognosis Obesity IGF-I Growth hormone Bioactive IGF
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