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The growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 axis in health and disease / Derek LeRoith.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- LeRoith, Derek, 1945- speaker, author.
- Series:
- Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. World of hormones : molecular and physiological insights.
- The world of hormones : molecular and physiological insights, 2056-452X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hormones.
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hormones.
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (31 min.)) : color, sound.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- 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.
- Notes:
- Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
- Title from title frames.
- Publisher Number:
- 1626 Henry Stewart Talks
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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