IGF-1 Has Long Been Banned as a Performance Enhancer

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 22:40 in Psychology & Sociology

IGF-1, or insulinlike growth factor-1, has found favor among athletes for the same reasons that its better-known relative human growth hormone has: it is believed to make an athlete bigger, faster and stronger.

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