Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of peptides that are produced by the liver upon stimulation by growth hormone and act directly on many cell types to stimulate growth.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
peptides which mediate the action ofsomatotropin oncartilage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Insulin-like growth factor also called somatomedin is a protein hormone similar in structure and function to insulin, but with much higher growth-promoting activity than insulin.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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Insulin-like growth factor also called somatomedin is a protein hormone similar in structure and function to insulin, but with much higher growth-promoting activity than insulin.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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For example, somatomedin or insulin-like growth factor, which mediates the growth-promoting effect of growth hormone, was isolated from human plasma.
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This work led to my appreciation of the role of specific serum factors in the control of cell multiplication and the demonstration that a multiplication-stimulating factor in calf serum for chicken fibroblasts was the same as somatomedin.
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For example pituitary gland, helps to stimulate growth through the release of somatomedin.
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For example, pituitary gland, helps to stimulate growth through the release of somatomedin.
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Growth hormone stimulates the release of the hormone somatomedin by the liver, causing growth.
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The interactions between the two proteins have been attributed primarily to binding of the somatomedin B (SMB) domain, which comprises the N-terminal 44 residues of vitronectin, to the flexible joint region of PAI-1, including residues Arg-103,
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue C. R. Schar 2008
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