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Comparison: Essential vs Advanced Blood Work Panels for Peptide Monitoring
Growth Hormone Axis IGF-1 IGF-1, IGFBP-3 Essential panel captures hepatic GH response; advanced adds binding protein dynamics Thyroid Function TSH, Free T3 TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3 Free T3 is the functional marker. TSH alone misses subclinical suppres
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- Growth Hormone Axis
- IGF-1
- IGF-1, IGFBP-3
- Essential panel captures hepatic GH response; advanced adds binding protein dynamics
- Thyroid Function
- TSH, Free T3
- TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3
- Free T3 is the functional marker. TSH alone misses subclinical suppression
- Metabolic Health
- Fasting Glucose, Fasting Insulin
- Fasting Glucose, Fasting Insulin, HOMA-IR, HbA1c
- HOMA-IR quantifies insulin resistance; HbA1c tracks 90-day glucose trends
- Stress & HPA Axis
- Morning Cortisol
- Morning Cortisol, Evening Cortisol, DHEA-S
- Cortisol:DHEA ratio reveals whether stress response is balanced or catabolic
- Inflammation
- hsCRP
- hsCRP, IL-6, TNF-alpha
- IL-6 is the most mechanistically relevant cytokine for muscle anabolism
- Liver Function
- ALT, AST
- ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, Bilirubin
- GGT is more sensitive to peptide-induced hepatic stress than ALT alone