Combined evaluation of resting IGF1, N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen and C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen levels might be useful for detecting inappropriate GH administration in female athletes

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 753-758

  di Luigi, Luigi ^a   Rigamonti, Antonello E ^b   Agosti, Fiorenza ^c   Mencarelli, Monica ^d   Sgró, Paolo ^a   Marazzi, Nicoletta ^c   Cella, Silvano G ^b   Müller, Eugenio E ^b   Sartorio, Alessandro ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GROWTH HORMONE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; ICTP PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROCOLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE III N TERMINAL PEPTIDE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE III-N-TERMINAL PEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; SPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROCOLLAGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REST; SPORTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549126260     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-08-0884     Document Type: Article

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