Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) and Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Receptors and the Effect of IGF-1 and EGF on Androgen and Estrogen Release in the Myometrium of Pigs—In Vitro Study
Porcine myometrium possesses steroidogenic activity but its regulation is not well understood. It was hypothesized that the regulators of myometrial steroidogenesis are insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and epidermal growth factor (EGF), which were found to modulate the steroidogenic activity of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/915 |