INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR


Meaning of INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR in English

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: either of two polypeptides structurally similar to insulin that are secreted either during fetal development or during childhood and that mediate growth hormone activity ; especially : insulin-like growth factor 1

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