The growth factor IGF-1 and some of its transport proteins (IGFBP-3), have been proposed as possible candidates for indirect detection of hGH doping. But the interindividual variability is quite high ...

bio-engineered growth hormone (hGH) and the risks were discussed by physicians and psychologists, Approximately 10 months after the ban, we interviewed 32 children (30 males, 2 females, mean age ...

In contrast to children, neonates have high serum growth hormone (GH) levels during the first week of life. If normative data were available, this phenomenon might enable diagnosis of GH ...

Purpose: Increased blood lactate concentration has been suggested as a primary stimulus for the exercise-induced growth hormone response (EIGR). Patients with McArdle disease ... Methods: 11 patients ...

So when the pediatrician whips out a growth chart and ranks baby's height and ... If a child is at the 25th percentile for her age and gender, that means that out of a group of 100 girls her ...