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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I

Known as: IGF-I-SmC, IGF-I, insulin like growth factor 1 
A well-characterized basic peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like, and… 
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Growth Factors, Combined Defect ofHumatrixIGF-I-IGFBP-3 complexIGF1 protein, human
IGF1 geneIGF1 wt AlleleInsulin-Like growth factor-I [Mass/volume] in Serum or PlasmaInsulin-Like-Growth Factor I Receptor

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2010
2010
Increase in Serum Total IGF-I and Maintenance of Free IGF-I Following Intentional Weight Loss in Pre-menopausal Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Intentional weight loss may reduce breast cancer risk through lowering levels of circulating free IGF-I but few studies have… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I (rhIGF-I) for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease.
BACKGROUND Trophic factors, including recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I (rhIGF-I) are possible disease modifying… 
2007
2007
Effects of aluminum on insulin-like growth factor I levels and antioxidant status
BACKGROUND The aim of this research was to investigate the toxic effects of aluminum (Al) on plasma insulin-like growth factor I… 
2005
2005
Evaluation of rifaximin, placebo and lactulose in reducing the levels of benzodiazepine-like compounds in patients with liver cirrhosis: a pilot study.
Benzodiazepine-like compounds (BZDs), either taken with the diet or synthesized by intestinal bacterial flora, may represent a… 
2004
2004
Circulating somatomedin-C levels and the effect of growth hormone-releasing factor on plasma levels of growth hormone and somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in obese children
The effect of growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) 1-44 on growth hormone and somatostatin release in plasma has been studied in… 
2001
2001
Monitoring of treatment success in patients with acromegaly: the value of serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 and serum leptin measurements in comparison to plasma insulin-like growth…
The aim of the present study was to determine the value of serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and serum… 
2000
2000
Maternal insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1, body mass index, and fetal growth
AIM To examine the hypothesis that the maternal insulin-like growth factor system may constrain fetal growth. METHODS A… 
1992
1992
FATE OF OROGASTRICALLY ADMINISTERED INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTORS I AND II (IGF-I AND -II) TO SUCKLING RATS
IGF's are stimulators of mitosis and may be of importance in the regulation of intestinal growth in the neonate. Since IGF's are… 
1991
1991
Insulin-like growth factor and apolipoprotein B.
To the Editor. —Apolipoprotein B (apo B) is the principal protein component of the atherogenic lipoproteins low-density (LDL) and… 
1983
1983
Hormone ontogeny in the ovine fetus. XVI. Plasma immunoreactive somatomedin C/insulin-like growth factor I in the fetal and neonatal lamb and in the pregnant ewe.
The basic somatomedins [SMC/insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I)] and the neutral somatomedins (multiplication-stimulating…