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1Department of Histology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
Abstract:
The immunohistochemical expression of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I; somatomedin C) was investigated in hindlimb skeletal muscle of rats during postnatal development. IGF-I immunoreactivity could be demonstrated in satellite fibres and myotubes 1, 2 and 3 days after birth, while no IGF-I immunoreactivity could be demonstrated in the more mature primary fibres. Five days after birth only scattered cells showed IGF-I immunoreactivity and 10 days after birth no specific IGF-I immunoreactivity could be demonstrated in muscle cells, i.e. the adult pattern was established. It is concluded that IGF-I immunoreactivity is expressed during a limited period of postnatal skeletal muscle maturation in rats. IGF-I is probably synthesized by IGF-I immunoreactive muscle cells and contributes to the differentiation/maturation process by autocrine and/or paracrine mechanisms.
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