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Effect of insulin treatment on circulating insulin‐like growth factor I and IGF‐binding proteins in cats with diabetes mellitus

BACKGROUND: Insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) is used to screen for acromegaly in diabetic cats. In humans, most circulating IGF‐I forms ternary complexes (TC) with IGF‐binding protein (IGFBP‐3) and an acid‐labile subunit. Compared to humans, the amount of TC in cats is more variable. Insulin‐lik...

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Autores principales: Strage, Emma M., Sundberg, Mårten, Holst, Bodil S., Andersson Franko, Mikael, Ramström, Margareta, Fall, Tove, Lewitt, Moira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6189377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30112786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15243