The growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 axis in health and disease
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Henry Stewart Talks,
2007.
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| Series: | Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. World of hormones : molecular and physiological insights.
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| Online Access: | https://hstalks.com/bs/498/ Series |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents: Lack of growth hormone leads to short stature and excess leads to gigantism or acromegaly
- IGF-1 is the main mediator of these effects
- Both hormones have similar but different effects on protein, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism as well as bone development and growth
- The IGF system plays a role in cancer progression.
Hormone mechanisms