Table 3 Hormonal profile after mild energy and Zn restriction in rhGH treated rats
From: Exogenous recombinant human growth hormone effects during suboptimal energy and zinc intake
Energy/zinc (%) | 100/100 | 70/100 | 100/70 | 70/70 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | rhGH1 | NSS2 | rhGH | NSS | rhGH | NSS | rhGH | NSS |
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 |