See Also: insulin like growth factor(medicine)
insulin-like growth factor II(medicine)
insulin-like growth factor I(medicine)
Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)(health)
receptors, insulin-like-growth factor I(medicine)
receptors, insulin-like-growth-factor II(medicine)
insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2(medicine)
insulin like growth-factor-binding protein 4(medicine)
insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3(medicine)
insulin-like growth-factor-binding-protein 5(medicine)

insulin-like growth factor I (medicine) and lethiferous (iou)


insulin-like growth factor I (medicine)


insulin-like growth factor I
<chemical> A well-characterised basic peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like, and mitogenic activities. This growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on somatotropin. It is believed to be mainly active in adults in contrast to insulin-like growth factor II, which is a major foetal growth factor.

Chemical name: Insulin-like growth factor I


lethiferous (iou)



lethiferous adjective. M17.
[from Latin let(h)ifer, from let(h)um death: see -FEROUS.]
= LETHAL adjective 2.