Roles of growth hormone in liver growth and mesenchymal stem cell myogenic and adipogenic lineage commitment
Growth hormone (GH) has growth-stimulating effects on skeletal muscle and liver but a growth-inhibitory effect on adipose tissue. The mechanisms underlying these actions of GH are not fully understood. Two studies were conducted to achieve the following objectives: 1) to determine the cellular mecha...
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Virginia Tech
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23924 |