Glucose lowering effect of transgenic human insulin-like growth factor-I from rice: <it>in vitro </it>and <it>in vivo </it>studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human insulin-like growth factor-I (hIGF-I) is a growth factor which is highly resemble to insulin. It is essential for cell proliferation and has been proposed for treatment of various endocrine-associated diseases including growth...

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Main Authors: Sun Samuel SM, Liu Qiao-quan, Lan Lin-lin, Liu Li-zhong, Cheung Stanley CK, Chan Juliana CN, Tong Peter CY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/11/37