Table 1.

Physiological plasma concentrations of hormones and treatment concentrations used in this study.

Hormone	Plasma Hormone Levels	Concentrations Used	Reference
Norepinephrine	0.3–0.7 μg/mL	16.1 μg/mL	[19]
Acetylcholine	0.036–0.584 μg/mL	14.6 μg/mL	[20]
Triiodothyronine (T3)	1.7–4.2 pg/mL	1000 pg/mL	[21]
Thyroxine (T4)	7–18 pg/mL	1000 pg/mL	[22]
Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)	20–115 ng/mL	1000 ng/mL	[23]
Cortisol	29–250 ng/mL	1 μg/mL	[24]
Aldosterone	330–550 pg/mL	1000 pg/mL	[25]
Insulin	0.3–0.5 ng/mL	10 μg/mL	[26]
Glucagon	40–50 pg/mL	500 pg/mL	[27]
5α-Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)	0.4–6 ng/mL	100 ng/mL	[28]
	0.1–1 ng/mL		[29]
Progesterone (P4)	0.2–25 ng/mL	100 ng/mL	[30]
	1.5 ng/mL		[31]
Estrone (E1)	3–4 pg/mL	100pg/mL	[32]
	28.2 pg/mL		[33]
17β-estradiol (E2)	0.5–9 pg/mL	100 pg/mL	[34]
	0.6–7.1 pg/mL		[35]
Estriol (E3)	<200 pg/mL	500 pg/mL	[36]
	7.9–11.1 pg/mL		[37]