IGF-I: A Mitogen also involved in differentiation processes in mammalian cells

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 499-510

  Benito, Manuel ^a   Valverde, Angela M ^a   Lorenzo, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Differentiation; IGF I; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

DOCKING PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BINDING SITE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MAMMALS; MITOGENS; RATS; RECEPTORS, SOMATOMEDIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0029977240     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(95)00168-9     Document Type: Review

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