Opposing Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone and IGF-I: Review and Clinical Implications
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The growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) endocrine system has a central role in metabolism and growth. The Somatomedin Hypothesis, postulated in the mid-1950s, claimed that the biological activities of pituitary GH are mediated by a liver-p... ...