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Variation in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Gene in Primates.
Endocrinology - 1 Apr 2017
Rotwein Peter
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) is a multifunctional peptide that is involved in a wide range of physiological and pathophysiological processes in many animal species, ranging from somatic growth in children to metabolism and tissue regeneration and repair in adults. The IGF1 gene is under multifactorial regulation in the few species in which it has been studied, with major control being exerted by growth...
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