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Rapid insulin-like growth factor-1-induced changes in granulosa cell thrombospondin-1 expression in vitro.
The Journal of reproduction and development - 1 Feb 2011
McGray A J Robert, Gingerich Timothy, Petrik James J, LaMarre Jonathan
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Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) is a large extracellular matrix-associated protein that is important for normal follicular development, is rapidly modulated during follicular growth and plays important roles in cellular proliferation and angiogenesis. TSP-1 mRNA is post-transcriptionally regulated, although the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Insulin-like growth factor-1 is a potent signalling molecule that...
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