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The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system and gonadotropin regulation: actions and interactions
B R Lackey1, S L Gray, D M Henricks
1Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Clemson University, SC 29634-0361, USA. brlacke@clemson.edu
Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews
|January 27, 2000
Abstract:
Insulin-like growth factors (IGF) are polypeptides that regulate growth, differentiation and survival in a multitude of cells and tissues. The IGF system consists of ligands, receptors, binding proteins and binding protein proteases. The influence of the IGF system on reproductive parameters, specifically gonadotropin release and interactions between the IGF system and other effectors of gonadotropin release will be examined in this review.