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Hormonal profile after mild energy and Zn restriction in rhGH treated rats |
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| Energy/zinc (%) |
100/100 |
70/100 |
100/70 |
70/70 |
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NSS2 |
rhGH |
NSS |
rhGH |
NSS |
rhGH |
NSS |
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| IGF-1 (ng/ml) |
1012.5 ± 82.7 |
784.8 ± 231.3 |
568.4 ± 90.2* |
420.3 ± 84.5 |
1089.5 ± 133.9 |
1074.1 ± 220.1 |
657.0 ± 114.1* |
423.0 ± 139.9 |
| IGFBP-3 (ng/ml) |
214.5 ± 23.3* |
184.7 ± 17.2 |
107.9 ± 35.5 |
96.9 ± 9.3 |
231.0 ± 36.0 |
201.0 ± 21.3 |
322.0 ± 28.4* |
93.4 ± 28.0 |
| Insulin (mIU/ml) |
21.3 ± 7.6 |
52.7 ± 28.6 |
22.2 ± 12.6 |
39.5 ± 20.8 |
50.9 ± 14.4 |
71.4 ± 17.3 |
26.3 ± 6.6 |
17.1 ± 6.5 |
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* = P < 0.05 between treatment groups 1 = Recombinant human growth hormone 2 = Normal saline solution | ||||||||
Rising et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2005 2:10 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-2-10 |
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