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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins » Somatomedins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Blood Proteins » Somatomedins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins » Somatomedins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biological Factors [D23] » Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins » Somatomedins
Description
Insulin-like polypeptides made by the liver and some fibroblasts and released into the blood when stimulated by SOMATOTROPIN. They cause sulfate incorporation into collagen, RNA, and DNA synthesis, which are prerequisites to cell division and growth of the organism. MeSH
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
2 drugs (1 approved, 1 experimental)
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