{"title":"Insulin-like growth factors and their receptors in normal physiology and pathological states.","authors":"D LeRoith, C T Roberts","doi":"10.1515/jpem.1993.6.3-4.251","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The insulin-like growth factor system, which includes the IGFs, IGF-binding proteins and IGF receptors, plays an essential role in normal growth and development, as well as the cellular differentiation of a number of other important systems, including the reproductive and immune systems. IGF action has also been implicated in several pathological conditions, including tissue repair, malnutrition, diabetes and malignancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":79383,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of pediatric endocrinology","volume":"6 3-4","pages":"251-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1993-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/jpem.1993.6.3-4.251","citationCount":"21","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of pediatric endocrinology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem.1993.6.3-4.251","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 21
Abstract
The insulin-like growth factor system, which includes the IGFs, IGF-binding proteins and IGF receptors, plays an essential role in normal growth and development, as well as the cellular differentiation of a number of other important systems, including the reproductive and immune systems. IGF action has also been implicated in several pathological conditions, including tissue repair, malnutrition, diabetes and malignancy.