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Muscle mechano growth factor is preferentially induced by growth hormone in growth hormone-deficient lit/lit mice.
The Journal of physiology - 15 Oct 2004
Iida Keiji, Itoh Emina, Kim Dong-Sun, del Rincon Juan P, Coschigano Karen T, Kopchick John J, Thorner Michael O
Abstract excerpt
Two muscle insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) mRNA splice variants (IGF-IEa and IGF-IEb) have been identified in rodents. IGF-IEb, also called mechano growth factor (MGF) has been found to be upregulated by exercise or muscle damage. Growth hormone (GH) is the principal regulator of IGF-I expression in several tissues including skeletal muscle. Therefore, we investigated the effect of chronic GH excess or...
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