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Postnatal Overexpression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor II in Transgenic Mice Is Associated with Adrenocortical Hyperplasia and Enhanced Steroidogenesis1
1 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
The influence of postnatal insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) overexpression on adrenal growth and function was investigated in 3-month-old male phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) promoter human IGF-II transgenic mice, which are characterized by 4-to 6-fold elevated postnatal IGF-II serum levels. Plasma corticosterone levels of PEPCK-IGF-II transgenic mice were 2-fold higher than in age- and...
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