Search for dissertations about: "IGFI"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word IGFI.

2. 1. Growth hormone and somatolactin function during sexual maturation of female Atlantic salmon

   Author : Susana Benedet Perea; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Growth hormone; somatolactin; insulin-like growth factor I; GH; SL; IGFI; GHR; SLR; IGFIR; ovary maturation; reproduction; Atlantic salmon; spawning; pituitary;

   Abstract : Background and aims: The growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor I (GH-IGF-I) system is known to act during sexual maturation of female salmonids, but the specific roles are not known. Somatolactin (SL) is a pituitary hormone closely related to GH and is only found in fish. In some species, including salmonids, there are two forms, SLa and SLß. READ MORE

4. 2. Keratinocyte differentiation. Involvement of the growth hormon (GH)/insulinlike growth factor1 (IGFI) axis and IGF1 post receptor signaling

   Author : Elisabeth Björntorp Mark; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : IGF1R; GH; Id1; keratinocytes; psoriasis;

   Abstract : At cellular level, little is known about the genes that regulate keratinocyte differentiation andproliferation. Psoriasis is regarded as a T-cell mediated inflammatory disease with hyperproliferativekeratinocytes. READ MORE

5. 3. Autocrine and paracrine regulation of Leydig cell survival in the postnatal testis

   Author : Eugenia Colón; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : IGFs; steroidogenesis; Leydig cells; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein StAR ; insulin; IGFBP-3; IGFBP-2 and steroidogenic enzymes;

   Abstract : The primary function of testicular Leydig cells is the production of androgens that promote sexual differentiation in the fetus, secondary sexual maturation at the. time of puberty, and spermatogenesis in the adult. READ MORE