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Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Signaling in Mammalian Hearing.
Genes - 29 Sept 2021
García-Mato Ángela, Cervantes Blanca, Murillo-Cuesta Silvia, Rodríguez-de la Rosa Lourdes, Varela-Nieto Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is a peptide hormone belonging to the insulin family of proteins. Almost all of the biological effects of IGF-1 are mediated through binding to its high-affinity tyrosine kinase receptor (IGF1R), a transmembrane receptor belonging to the insulin receptor family. Factors, receptors and IGF-binding proteins form the IGF system, which has multiple roles in mammalian development,...
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