ReviewInternational journal of endocrinology2014
Growth hormone and reproduction: a review of endocrine and autocrine/paracrine interactions.
Review in International journal of endocrinology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 173 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of growth hormone supplementation in poor ovarian responders undergoing IVF or ICSI: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2020Pooled it
- Empirical use of growth hormone in IVF is useless: the largest randomized controlled trial.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Trial
- Growth hormone alleviates oxidative stress and improves the IVF outcomes of poor ovarian responders: a randomized controlled trial.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2020Trial
- [Growth hormone and fertility: molecular mechanisms and experience of adjuvant therapy in reproductology].Problemy endokrinologii · 2026Review
- Effects of IGF1 and GnRH on gonadotropin subunits in the pituitary cells of the Indian freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch).Fish physiology and biochemistry · 2026Article
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- Potential of growth factors and steroid hormones from cell cultures to improveOpen veterinary journal · 2025Review
- GHRH and reproductive systems: Mechanisms, functions, and clinical implications.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- From pituitary cells to prostate gland in health and disease: direct and indirect endocrine connections.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- The role of growth hormone in assisted reproductive technology for patients with diminished ovarian reserve: from signaling pathways to clinical applications.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- In-utero exposure to real-life environmental chemicals disrupts gene expression within the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis of prepubertal and adult rams.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Insulin-like growth factor 1 and estrogen from cumulus cell culture increases the success ofOpen veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Association between IGF-1 and IGFBPs in Blood and Follicular Fluid in Dairy Cows Under Field Conditions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Does growth hormone supplementation of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection improve cumulative live birth rates in women with poor embryonic development in the previous cycle?Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Article
- Unveiling the Role of IGF-I in Fertility: Effect of Long-Acting Bovine Somatotropin (bST) on Terminal Follicular Development and Fertility during an Annual Reproductive Cycle in Sheep.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Comparative efficacy of different growth hormone supplementation protocols in improving clinical outcomes in women with poor ovarian response undergoing assisted reproductive therapy: a network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Metabolic hormones are integral regulators of female reproductive health and function.Bioscience reports · 2024Review
- Pituitary crosstalk with bone, adipose tissue and brain.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2023Review
- Elucidation of the genetic determination of clutch traits in Chinese local chickens of the Laiwu Black breed.BMC genomics · 2023Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
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. Axiomatically, since optimal body composition enhances reproductive function, general somatic actions of GH modulate reproductive function. A growing body of evidence supports the hypothesis that GH also modulates reproduction directly, exerting both gonadotropin-dependent and gonadotropin-independent actions in both males and females. Moreover, recent studies indicate GH produced within reproductive tissues differs from pituitary GH in terms of secretion and action. Accordingly, GH is increasingly used as a fertility adjunct in males and females, both humans and nonhumans. This review reconsiders reproductive actions of GH in vertebrates in respect to these new conceptual developments.
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