Adaptation of ghrelin and the GH/IGF axis to high altitude - Riedl, Stefan; Kluge, Michael; Schweitzer, Katharina; Waldhör, Thomas; Frisch, Herwig (European journal of endocrinology, 2012)
Keywords: Acclimatization - physiology; Adult; Altitude; Altitude Sickness; Biological and medical sciences; Body Weight; Carrier Proteins - blood; Clinical Study; Endocrinopathies; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Ghrelin - blood; Glycoproteins - blood; Human Growth Hormone - blood; Humans; Insulin - blood; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 - blood; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 - blood; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 - blood; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins - blood; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - metabolism; Insulin-Like Growth Factor II - metabolism; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Somatomedins - metabolism; Time Factors; Vertebrates: endocrinology; High altitude; GH-IGF axis; Ghrelin; Environmental factor; Endocrinology; Adaptation; Appetite stimulant