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Disorders of IGFs and IGF-1R signaling pathways.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 1 Dec 2020
Forbes Briony E, Blyth Andrew J, Wit Jan M
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The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system comprises two ligands, IGF-I and IGF-II, that regulate multiple physiological processes, including mammalian development, metabolism and growth, through the type 1 IGF receptor (IGF-1R). The growth hormone (GH)-IGF-I axis is the major regulator of longitudinal growth. IGF-II is expressed in many tissues, notably the placenta, to regulate human pre- and post-natal growth...
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