Insulin-like growth factor 2
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insulin-like-growth-factor-2-323-280308
title:
Insulin-like growth factor 2
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Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) is one of three protein hormones that share structural similarity to insulin. The MeSH definition reads: "A well-characterized neutral peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like and mitogenic activities. The growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on somatotropin. It is believed to be a major fetal growth factor in contrast to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which is
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Protein hormone
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin-like_growth_factor_2
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2024-03-31T06:37:15Z
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