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Insulin-like growth factor-I governs submucosal growth and thickness in the newborn mouse ileum.
Pediatric research - 1 Mar 2004
Herman Andrew C, Carlisle Erica M, Paxton Jessica B, Gordon Phillip V
Abstract excerpt
Spontaneous intestinal perforations in extremely premature infants are associated with glucocorticoid-induced thinning of the ileal bowel wall. We have previously demonstrated that insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is abundant within the submucosa of the newborn mouse ileum but is diminished by glucocorticoid exposure, concomitant with bowel wall thinning. These findings prompted us to hypothesize that IGF-I...
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