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Name IGF1R
Type gene
Species Mus musculus
Tissue Brain
Experiment Method RT-PCR,Western blot,other
Up/Down Down
Pro/Anti Pro
Funtion Description Mutations that decrease insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and growth hormone signaling limit body size and prolong lifespan in mice. In vertebrates, these somatotropic hormones are controlled by the neuroendocrine brain. Hormone-like regulations discovered
Regulation Gene NA
Year 2008
Pubmed ID 18959478
Title Brain IGF-1 receptors control mammalian growth and lifespan through a neuroendocrine mechanism.
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant NA
High-throughput NA