Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I and its binding proteins in the follow-up of acromegaly.
Elevated growth hormone is a cardinal feature of acromegaly from the biological view point. Growth hormone stimulates IGF-I secretion and that of its major binding protein IGFBP-3. In these circumstances, where hyperinsulinaemia is present, IGFBP-1 levels, which are inversely related to insulin, are...
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1997
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