This review describes new developments in the study of transgenerational epigenetic
inheritance, a component of epigenetics. We start by examining the basic concepts of the …

In this review, we analyze the effects of growth hormone on a number of tissues and organs
and its putative role in the longitudinal growth of an organism. We conclude that the …

To examine the relationship between growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1
(IGF1) in controlling postnatal growth, we performed a comparative analysis of dwarfing …

The somatotropic axis, consisting of growth hormone (GH), hepatic insulin‐like growth factor
I (IGF‐I), and assorted releasing factors, regulates growth and body composition …

Abstract GH and IGF-I and-II were first identified by their endocrine activity. Specifically, IGF-I
was found to mediate the linear growth-promoting actions of GH. It is now evident that these …

The maternal nutritional and metabolic environment is critical in determining not only
reproduction, but also long-term health and viability. In the present review, the effects of …

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) secretion from epithelial cells
lining the female reproductive tract is induced during early pregnancy by ovarian steroid …

It is obvious that the first prerequisite is to define for what purpose a model is needed for
humans. There are huge differences in reproductive physiology between the mouse, human …

Once thought to be present only in liver, muscle and adipose tissue, the GH receptor is now
known to be ubiquitously distributed, in accord with the many pleiotropic actions of GH …

Pituitary somatotrophs secrete growth hormone (GH) into the bloodstream, to act as a
hormone at receptor sites in most, if not all, tissues. These endocrine actions of circulating …