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insulin-like growth factor 2

Known as: Somatomedin MSA, Multiplication-Stimulating Factor, Multiplication-Stimulating Activity 
A well-characterized neutral peptide believed to be secreted by the LIVER and to circulate in the BLOOD. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like and… 
National Institutes of Health

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IGF2 geneIGF2R protein, humanInsulin Like Growth Factor-2 MeasurementInsulin-Like Growth Factor I

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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins in the term and preterm human fetus and neonate with normal and extremes of intrauterine growth.
Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), and insulin are believed to be important in the regulation of… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The effect of anorexia nervosa and refeeding on growth hormone-binding protein, the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), and the IGF-binding proteins.
We studied the relationship of serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), IGF-II, the IGF-binding proteins IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, and… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins in the Human Fetus. Relationships with Growth in Normal Subjects and in Subjects with Intrauterine Growth Retardation
ABSTRACT: IGF-I, IGF-II, and their binding proteins (BP) were studied in sera obtained by direct puncture of umbilical cords in… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Cellular localization of somatomedin (insulin-like growth factor) messenger RNA in the human fetus.
The somatomedins or insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are synthesized in many organs and tissues, but the specific cells that… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Insulin-like growth factor II precursor gene organization in relation to insulin gene family
The insulin gene family1,2, comprised of insulin, relaxin, insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II) and possibly… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Developmental patterns of insulin-like growth factor-I and -II synthesis and regulation in rat fibroblasts
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-II are chemically similar polypeptides with related receptor specificity and in… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Insulin-like growth factors in the fed and fasted states.
The effect of GH administration (5 mg twice daily for 5 days) on the serum concentration of insulin-like growth factors I and II… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Increased levels of multiplication-stimulating activity, an insulin-like growth factor, in fetal rat serum.
Multiplication-stimulating activity (MSA), purified from medium conditioned by the BRL-3A rat liver cell line, previously has… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Direct demonstration of separate receptors for growth and metabolic activities of insulin and multiplication-stimulating activity (an insulinlike growth factor) using antibodies to the insulin…
Insulin and such insulinlike growth factors as multiplication stimulating activity (MSA) are related polypeptides that have… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Epithelioid and fibroblastic rat kidney cell clones: Epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors and the effect of mouse sarcoma virus transformation
Fibroblastic and epithelioid clones have been isolated from the normal rat kidney line, NRK. These clones were studied for their… 
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