Description
An IGFBP-3 Blood Test is used to measure this protein which is the major carrier of IGFs in plasma. The main reason doctors order the IGFBP-3 test is for its usefulness as an indicator of whether someone is producing a normal amount of human growth hormone. In this way, the IGFBP-3 test is used to check for pituitary gland disorders and abnormalities in growth hormone production.
