...Sreerama Shetty; S.N. Hegde Effect of subcutaneously administered pigeon milk-derived growth factor (PMGF) on protein and nucleic acid content of various body organs was studied in neonate mice. Although the body and organ weights of PMGF-treated mice did not differ from those of controls...

... on Intestinal Development in Newborn Pigs Key Words Colostrum Growth factor Intestine Enzyme Abstract To investigate what factors lead to rapid postnatal tissue growth and func­ tional maturation in the newborn intestine, we compared intestinal tissue mass and digestive enzyme activities between newborn...

... to be a target organ for the growth factors present in human milk. Human milk had a growth promoting activity on the cultured human fetal intestinal cells. The activity level was very high in colostrum and decreased gradually during lactation, while formula products had no activity. The epidermal growth factor...

...Susan M. Scott; Gertrudis G. Buenaflor; David N. Orth Immunoreactive human epidermal growth factor (IR-hEGF) was measured in samples taken from 27 full-term and 14 preterm infants. The samples included amniotic fluid, amniotic membranes, fetal and maternal sides of the placenta, and matched...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Erythropoietin Growth factor Intestinal development Intestinal explants formerly Biology of the Neonate Original...

... tested. rEpo treatment improved the development of hypoxia-exposed newborns and prevented the learning impairment and dopamine neuron loss due to unilateral hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Neuroprotection Brain damage Growth factor Original Paper Neonatology 2007;91:36 43 DOI: 10.1159/000096969...