Insulin-Like Growth Factors
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The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) participate in the growth and function of almost every organ in the body.1 Because of the wide range of their biologic effects and their therapeutic potential in a variety of clinical disorders, the IGFs have become the focus of research by an increasing number of investigators.24 The object of this seminar is to review the clinical aspects of the IGFs, including their potential therapeutic value, and to discuss briefly their structure, synthesis, regulation, and physiologic role.Basic Biochemistry and Physiologic FunctionsStructure and SynthesisThe three peptide hormones, or growth factors, in the IGF . . .
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Nutritional intake modulates the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (IGFBPs).
“Because nutritional intake is well known to modulate the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (IGFBPs) (18), we measured IGFs and IGFBPs through the course of leptin replacement.”
From Phenotypic effects of leptin replacement on morbid obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypogonadism, and behavior in leptin-deficient adults (2004) · cites this paper as [18]
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- Authors
- Le Roith, D.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 1997-02-27
- Volume
- 336
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 633-640
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W103954886
- Cited by
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- References
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- FWCI
- 12.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Human Health and Disease
- Keywords
- insulin-like growth factor, growth factors, therapeutic potential, peptide hormones
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Insulin-Like Growth Factor II, Receptor, Insulin, Receptors, Somatomedin, Receptor, IGF Type 1, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
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