›› 2013, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 169-172.

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Research Progress on the Effect of IGF-1 on Hair Growth of Animals

SHEN Yan1, ZHANG Dan-jin1, WANG Ting1, XIE Jian-shan1, ZHANG Yu1, YU Xiu-ju1, CAO Jing2, HE Xiao-yan1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China;
    2. Beijing Vocational College of Agriculture, Beijing 102442, China
  • Revised:2013-07-23 Online:2013-10-20 Published:2013-12-19

Abstract: The growth of hair of animals is a very complicated process which is influenced by various factors such as heredity,endocrine,nutrition and external conditions.The insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a bioactive peptide which has effect on the proliferation and differentiation of cell, and regulates metabolism. Many researches have also found that the effect of IGF-1 on some cytokines.This paper reviews the progress of IGF-1 in hair/hair growth so as to show the important role of IGF-1 on hair/hair growth.

Key words: animal; hair/hair growth; insulin-like growth factor-1; signaling pathway

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