Insulin-Like Growth Factor II |
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| IGF-2; Insulin Like Growth Factor II; Insulin-Like Somatomedin Peptide II; Multiplication-Stimulating Factor; Somatomedin A; Factor, Multiplication-Stimulating; Insulin Like Somatomedin Peptide II; Multiplication Stimulating Activity | |
| A well-characterized neutral peptide believed to be secreted by the LIVER and to circulate in the BLOOD. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like and mitogenic activities. The growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on SOMATOTROPIN. It is believed to be a major fetal growth factor in contrast to INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I, which is a major growth factor in adults. | |