Ontogenic study of insulin-like growth factor-1 and growth hormone receptor mRNA expression in porcine liver and skeletal muscle
(1995)
Journal Article
Brameld, J. M., Weller, P. A., Pell, J. M., Buttery, P. J., & Gilmour, R. S. (1995). Ontogenic study of insulin-like growth factor-1 and growth hormone receptor mRNA expression in porcine liver and skeletal muscle. Animal Science, 61(2), 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1357729800013886
The growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor (GH-IGF) axis is involved in the control of postnatal growth in all animals studied to date. At birth, blood levels of IGF-1 are low, although levels of GH are high. Thus a switching occurs during the pos... Read More about Ontogenic study of insulin-like growth factor-1 and growth hormone receptor mRNA expression in porcine liver and skeletal muscle.