...Daniel Bergman; Matilda Halje; Matilda Nordin; Wilhelm Engström Background: Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) is a protein hormone known to regulate cell proliferation, growth, migration, differentiation and survival. The gene is parentally imprinted in the sense that transcripts are almost...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Growth patterns Growth factors Biochemical changes Genetic control Hormonal control Haridas Dutta Department of Zoology, N.C. College Jajpur...

...Tyler Parr Background: Absence of a widely agreed upon central paradigm for mammalian aging. Objective: Detailed elaboration of a proposed mammalian aging paradigm. Methods: Elaboration of a new theoretical model. Results: Hormonal imbalance-growth factor exposure theory (HI-GFE theory) can account...

...I. Drubaix; A. Giakoumakis; L. Robert; A.M. Robert The roles of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in vein disease and aging were investigated. Smooth muscle cells from human saphenous veins were cultured. The age dependence of bFGF and PDGF activation...