IGF-I

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IGF-I

see somatomedin C.

IGF-I

Insulin-like growth factor I, somatomedin-C A polypeptide hormone structurally similar to proinsulin, synthesized in the liver and fibroblasts, giving fibroblasts a paracrine function; serum levels correlate with development of 2º sex characteristics in puberty ↑ in Acromegaly, gigantism ↓ in starvation, anorexia nervosa, African pygmies, ↓ somatomedins, Laron dwarfism, kwashiorkor, liver disease in children, GH deficiency, hypopituitarism

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Acromegaly and Gigantism antinuclear factor Arnold Schwarzenegger Mouse Breast Milk Catabolic Disease Catabolic Illness factor factor H fibrin-stabilizing factor Fletcher factor growth factor IGF IGF-II insulin-like growth factor insulin-like growth factors insulinlike growth factor Laron dwarfism LE factor Little Women Syndrome			[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stimulating growth IGF-I is a protein that binds to receptor molecules on other cells, triggering a cascade of events that eventually stimulate cell growth. The genetic dimension of height and health: it may be no tall tale: a ... by Barazesh, Solmaz / Science News Growth hormone release and IGF-I synthesis decrease with increasing age. Aging and the growth hormone/insulin like growth factor-I axis by Life Extension The results of both in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that elevated levels of endogenous insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), observed during a 2-week endurance training of laboratory animals, increases myocardial expression of IGF-I (Scheinowitz et al. Serum IGF-I and hormonal responses to incremental exercise in ... by Zebrowska, Aleksandra; Gasior, Zbigniew; Langfort, Jozef / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine			idoxuridine-IDU IDR IDSA IDST IDU iduronic acid iduronidase deficiency idursulfase IDV IEP IF IFA IFE Ifex IFN iforrestine ifosfamide IFRA Ig IgA IgA deficiency IgA nephropathy IgD IgE IGF IGF-I IGF-II IgG IgG ELISA IgM ignipeditis ignipuncture Ignis sacer IGR IGT Iguana IH IHA IHA test iha' kicikta IHD IHS IHSS IIT IK ikce wicasa Iktorivil Ikwa fever IL il- IL-1			IGEME IGEMS IGen IGEO IGEP IGEQ IGEQSI IGER Igerna Igerne IGERT IGES IGES IGES/PDES IGES/PDES Organization IGESM IGESP IGET IGETC IGetMail Igewsky's solution IGEX IGF IGF IGF IGF-1 IGF-2 IGF-I IGF-II IGF-II IGF1 IGF1R IGF2 IGF2R Igfa IGFALS Igfbp IGFBP-1 IGFBP-2 IGFBP-3 IGFBP-4 IGFBP-5 IGFBP-rP2 IGFBP1 IGFBP3 IGFBP4 IGFBP6 IGFBPrP1 IGFC IGFET IGFET IGFET IGFI IGFkH IGFL

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