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Somatomedins

Known as: Insulin-like growth factor, factor growth insulin-like, Somatomedin 
Bound to IGFBPs in the circulation, Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs, Somatomedins) are a family of extracellular signaling peptides (potential… 
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Biomin HInsulin-Like Growth Factor IRecombinant Insulin-Like Growth Factorigf1 protein, zebrafish

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Blood ProteinsGrowth FactorGrowth SubstancesNeuropeptides
Cell Proliferation Regulatory ProcessExtracellular SpaceGrowth Factor GeneInsulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
mTOR inhibition induces upstream receptor tyrosine kinase signaling and activates Akt.
Stimulation of the insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) receptor activates the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt/mTOR… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Genes that act downstream of DAF-16 to influence the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans
Ageing is a fundamental, unsolved mystery in biology. DAF-16, a FOXO-family transcription factor, influences the rate of ageing… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The somatomedin hypothesis: 2001.
Since the original somatomedin hypothesis was conceived, a number of important discoveries have allowed investigators to modify… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Characterization of a 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase which phosphorylates and activates protein kinase Bα
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Regulation of Neuronal Survival by the Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase Akt
A signaling pathway was delineated by which insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) promotes the survival of cerebellar neurons. IGF… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins: biological actions.
I. Introduction THE insulin-like growth factors were discovered on the basis of their ability to stimulate cartilage sulfation… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Activation of the Estrogen Receptor Through Phosphorylation by Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
The phosphorylation of the human estrogen receptor (ER) serine residue at position 118 is required for full activity of the ER… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Mice carrying null mutations of the genes encoding insulin-like growth factor I (Igf-1) and type 1 IGF receptor (Igf1r)
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of insulin-like growth factors in embryonic and postnatal growth
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role for DNA methylation in genomic imprinting
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