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R P Narayanan1, K W Siddals, A H Heald, J M Gibson.
Abstract
The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is an evolutionarily conserved group of important proteins that are fundamental to life. Indeed, insulin can be viewed as simply a specialized arm of the IGF system that has evolved to regulate primarily metabolic functions. The main purpose of the IGF system is to form a highly refined mechanism for the control of cellular growth, metabolism and survival. Dysregulation of such a system can have serious consequences. In this review we have focussed on the IGF system and its relation to diabetes and the development of cardiometabolic disorders. © J. A. Barth Verlag in Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23430576 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333233
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes ISSN: 0947-7349 Impact factor: 2.949