Medical Definition of Insulin-like growth factor II
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A well-characterised neutral peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like and mitogenic activities. The growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on somatotropin. It is believed to be a major foetal growth factor in contrast to insulin-like growth factor I, which is a major growth factor in adults.
Chemical name: Insulin-like growth factor II
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insulin-like Growth Factor II
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