Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor mediates photoreceptor neuroprotection
Abstract Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) is a neurotrophic factor and is the ligand for insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R). Reduced expression of IGF-1 has been reported to cause deafness, mental retardation, postnatal growth failure, and microcephaly. IGF-1R is expressed in the ret...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2022-07-01
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Series: | Cell Death and Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-022-05074-3 |