During the last decade, involvement of growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factors
(IGFs) and IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) in ovarian folliculogenesis has been extensively …

In the ovary, insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) enhance both proliferation and differentiation
of follicular cells by potentiating gonadotropin's actions. The biological effects of IGFs are …

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family plays an important role in follicle development,
dominant follicle growth and steroidogenesis, and follicular atresia. Insulin-like growth factor …

There is increasing evidence that growth factors modulate folliculogenesis. However their
precise role in the processes of follicular growth, differentiation and atresia is still unknown …

In the primate ovary, androgens promote oocyte insulin-like growth factor (IGF) I expression
as well as initiation of follicle development. In most other mammals, IGFs do not appear to be …

Folliculogenesis is a lengthy process that requires the proliferation and differentiation of
granulosa cells (GCs) for preovulatory follicle formation. The most crucial endocrine factor …

The insulin-like growth factors (IGF), IGF-I and IGF-II, influence ovarian follicular
development. The IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) comprise at least six distinct species which …

The aim of the present article is to update our understanding of the expression of the insulin-
like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs), IGFBP proteases and their implication in the …

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is involved in the regulation of ovarian follicular
development and has been shown to potentiate the FSH responsiveness of granulosa cells …

Insulin growth factor I (IGF-I) appears necessary for the completion of follicular development
in mice. However, little is known about changes in the IGF system components during …