Extrapituitary growth hormone in the chicken reproductive system

M Luna, CG Martínez-Moreno… - General and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence shows that growth hormone (GH) expression is not limited to the
pituitary, as it can be produced in many other tissues. It is known that growth hormone (GH) …

Insulin receptor substrate 2 is required for testicular development

RJ Griffeth, J Carretero, DJ Burks - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Insulin receptor substrate (IRS) proteins are key mediators of insulin and insulin-like growth
factor (IGF) signalling. In mice, deletion of Irs1 is associated with profound growth retardation …

Localization of insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) and IGF‐I receptor (IGF‐IR) in equine testes

MJ Yoon, T Berger, JF Roser - Reproduction in domestic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Contents The insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) is a key regulator of reproductive functions.
IGF‐I actions are primarily mediated by IGF‐IR. The main objective of this research was to …

Seasonal expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), its receptor IGF-1R and klotho in testis and epididymis of the European bison (Bison bonasus, Linnaeus …

A Tabecka-Lonczynska, J Mytych, P Solek… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
The European bisons are the largest mammals of Europe that are still in danger of
extinction. The species conservation is associated with their continuous reproduction, and …