Ethinylestradiol and testosterone have divergent effects on circulating IGF system components in adolescents with constitutional tall stature | Zendy

Raoul Rooman | Zendy; L. Op De Beeck | Zendy; M. De Martin | Zendy; Jaap van Doorn | Zendy; Subburaman Mohan | Zendy; M. V. L. Du Caju | Zendy

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Ethinylestradiol and testosterone have divergent effects on circulating IGF system components in adolescents with constitutional tall stature

Author(s) -

Raoul Rooman,

L. Op De Beeck,

M. De Martin,

Jaap van Doorn,

Subburaman Mohan,

M. V. L. Du Caju

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897

H-Index - 148

eISSN - 1479-683X

pISSN - 0804-4643

DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.01880

Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , testosterone (patch) , estrogen , ethinylestradiol , radioimmunoassay , androgen , insulin like growth factor , estrogen therapy , tall stature , growth factor , population , hormone , receptor , environmental health , research methodology

Pharmacological doses of estrogens or testosterone are used to limit the final height of girls or boys with constitutional tall stature but the mechanism behind this growth inhibition is still debated. We therefore studied the changes in the circulating components of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system during high dose sex steroid therapy.

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