Effect of the Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) Axis on the Transport Properties of Endothelial and Epithelial Cells In Vitro
The overall objective of this research consists of two main parts: (1) provide evidence that autocrine production of IGF-I modulates tight junction permeability and (2) demonstrate the ability of IGFBPs to regulate IGF-I delivery across cell layers. To meet the first objective, parental and IGF-I s...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29071 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09242003-142645/ |