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In rat and other mammalian species a single insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) gene gives rise to a heterogeneous and complex family of IGF-I mRNAs (1,2).
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Lund, P.K., Hoyt, E.C., Van Wyk, J.J. (1991). Structural and Functional Characterization of IGF-I RNA 3’ Variants. In: Raizada, M.K., LeRoith, D. (eds) Molecular Biology and Physiology of Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factors. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 293. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5949-4_2
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