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Thyroid hormone-induced cardiac mechano growth factor expression depends on beating activity.
Endocrinology - 1 Feb 2010
van Dijk-Ottens Miriam, Vos Ingrid H C, Cornelissen Peter W A, de Bruin Alain, Everts Maria E
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The mechano growth factor (MGF), a splice variant of the IGF-I gene, was first discovered in mechanically overloaded skeletal muscle and was shown to play an important role in proliferation of muscle stem cells. Since then, the presence and effects of MGF have been demonstrated in other tissues....
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