A protein made by the body that stimulates the growth of many types of cells. IGF is similar to insulin (a hormone made in the pancreas). There are two forms of IGF called IGF-1 and IGF-2. Higher than normal levels of IGF-1 may increase the risk of several types of cancer. IGF is a type of growth factor and a type of cytokine. Also called insulin-l...
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Synonym for insulin like growth factor ... <growth factor> Insulin like growth factors I and II are polypeptides with considerable sequence similarity to insulin. ... They are capable of eliciting the same biological responses, including mitogenesis in cell culture. On the cell surface, there are two types of insulin like growth factor recept...
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Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for insulinlike growth factor.
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