›› 2011, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (10): 50-54.

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Advances on the Regulation Mechanism of Growth Hormone/IGF-Ⅰ Axis

GU Zhi-liang1, WANG Hui-juan1,2, YU Jian-feng1   

  1. 1. College of Life Science and Food Technology,Changshu Institute of Technology,Changshu 215500, China;2. College of Basic Medicine and Life Science,Soochow University,Suzhou 215123, China
  • Received:2011-02-21 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-10-20 Published:2011-10-20

Abstract: The growth axis is a neuroendocrine system, which is composed of series of hormones and their receptors from the hypothalamus-pituitary-target organ in vivo of animals. Increasing the GH and IGF-Ⅰ levels in the growth axis, to promote weight gain, feed conversion rate and improve meat quality, which is a new approach of animal growth regulation. GH mediated by IGF-Ⅰ regulates animal growth and cell differentiation. We will discuss the constitution and function of GH/IGF-Ⅰ axis, and mechanism of growth hormone regulation of IGF-Ⅰ expression in this review.

Key words: growth hormone; IGF-Ⅰ gene; regulation of gene expression

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