Type I Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor Induces Pulmonary Tumorigenesis

Despite the type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) being highly expressed in more than 80% of human lung tumors, a transgenic model of IGF-IR overexpression in the lung has not been created. We produced two novel transgenic mouse models in which IGF-IR is overexpressed in either lung ty...

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Main Authors: Nicolle M. Linnerth, Megan D. Siwicky, Craig I. Campbell, Katrina L.M. Watson, James J. Petrik, Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Roger A. Moorehead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-07-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558609800195