Vol. 32 (6) 2011 Neuro endocrinology letters

Bimodal influence of plasma estradiol on relation between insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and estradiol in women.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the influence of low and normal endogenous estradiol concentration on circulating hGH, IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels as well as on mutual correlations of these parameters.

PATIENTS: 45 women (age 30.7 ± 9.0 years, BMI 25.7 ± 8.0) divided into group A - 15 hypoestrogenic women and group .....