The role of insulin-like growth factor-1 in the initiation of female puberty /

In several species, including humans, peripheral insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels increase during puberty; hence, suggesting this peptide plays an important role in events leading to sexual maturation. Because IGF71 elicits LHRH release from the median eminence (ME) of immature female ra...

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Main Author:	Hiney, Jill Koch
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
Subjects:	Major veterinary anatomy.
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