2002
Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factors among healthy adult men and postmenopausal women: associations with body composition, lifestyle, and reproductive factors.
Chang S, Wu X, Yu H, Spitz M. Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factors among healthy adult men and postmenopausal women: associations with body composition, lifestyle, and reproductive factors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2002, 11: 758-66. PMID: 12163330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorIGF BP-3 levelsBody mass indexBP-3 levelsIGF BP-3IGF-II levelsHormone replacement therapyIGF-I levelsLow physical activityIGF levelsIGF-IIPhysical activityPostmenopausal womenHRT useCaloric intakeReproductive factorsLower IGF-II levelsTraditional cancer risk factorsLow IGF-I levelsPlasma insulin-like growth factorHigher body mass indexGrowth factorIGF-BP levelsPlasma IGF-IIRecent HRT use
1999
Insulin‐like growth factors (IGF‐I, free IGF‐I, and IGF‐II) and insulin‐like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBP‐2, IGFBP‐3, IGFBP‐6, and ALS) in blood circulation
Yu H, Mistry J, Nicar M, Khosravi M, Diamandis A, van Doorn J, Juul A. Insulin‐like growth factors (IGF‐I, free IGF‐I, and IGF‐II) and insulin‐like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBP‐2, IGFBP‐3, IGFBP‐6, and ALS) in blood circulation. Journal Of Clinical Laboratory Analysis 1999, 13: 166-172. PMID: 10414596, PMCID: PMC6808158, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2825(1999)13:4<166::aid-jcla5>3.0.co;2-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood CirculationBlood ProteinsCarrier ProteinsFemaleGlycoproteinsHumansImmunoassayInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 6Insulin-Like Growth Factor IInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIMaleMiddle AgedProtein BindingReceptors, SomatomedinReference ValuesSomatomedinsConceptsInsulin-like growth factorTotal insulin-like growth factorIGF-II levelsIGFBP-3IGFBP-6Growth factorLevels of IGFFree insulin-like growth factorIGFBP-2 levelsIGFBP-2Plasma levelsEpidemiological studiesReference rangeNormal populationPubertyBlood circulationAgeSerumBirthCell growthALSMalesFemalesSimilar patternGender