Article
Recent discoveries in physiology of insulin-like growth factor-1 and its interaction with gonadotropins in folliculogenesis.
Endocrine - 1 Dec 2001
Khamsi F, Roberge S, Yavas Y, Lacanna I C, Zhu X, Wong J
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian follicular development is under the influence of gonadotrophins. The manner by which gonadotrophins achieve their role in cell replication and hormone production is through other specialized molecules. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is considered to be one of the most important of these molecules. IGF-1 is present in relatively large amounts in the ovary and the IGF-1 gene is expressed in the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
