Biochemical control of acromegaly in noncured patients is usually defined as serum growth hormone (GH) levels <2.0 µg/l, plus normal-for-age serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I).

Insulin-like growth factor 1, also known as IGF-1, is a crucial hormone that significantly affects muscle development and rejuvenation. This hormone is generated by the liver in response to the ...

One of these important things that many people don’t think of, or know about, is the IGF-1 Human hormone. This hormone ...

Of particular recent interest is the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) system. In the context of skeletal muscle homoeostasis, IGF-I is thought to mediate the majority of the ...