Distribution and levels of insulin-like growth factor I mRNA across the life span in the Brown Norway×Fischer 344 rat brain

Amelioration of cholinergic neuron atrophy and spatial memory impairment in aged rats by nerve growth factor

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Somatomedin-C/insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor-II mRNAs in rat fetal and adult tissues.

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Differential expression of insulin-like growth factor genes in rat central nervous system.

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Nerve sprouting in innervated adult skeletal muscle induced by exposure to elevated levels of insulin-like growth factors.

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Insulin-like growth factor I/somatomedin C: a potent inducer of oligodendrocyte development.

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Medicine, Developmental Biology, Neurobiology +14