Peptides that include INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1 (IGF1), and IGF2. They influence brain development through their effects on CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; and NEUROGENESIS. They also influence post-embryonic development by serving as HORMONES; NEUROTRANSMITTERS, and GROWTH FACTORS.
Also Known As:
Insulin Like Growth Factors; Central Insulin Like Peptides; Factor, Insulin-Like Growth; Factors, Insulin-Like Growth; Growth Factor, Insulin-Like; Growth Factors, Insulin-Like; ILPs, Central; ILPs, Peripheral; Insulin-Like Peptides, Central; Insulin-Like Peptides, Peripheral; Like Peptides, Insulin; Peptides, Central Insulin-Like; Peptides, Insulin Like; Peptides, Insulin-Like; Peptides, Peripheral Insulin-Like; Peripheral Insulin Like Peptides; Central ILPs; Central Insulin-Like Peptides; Insulin Like Growth Factor; Insulin Like Peptides; Insulin-Like Growth Factor; Insulin-Like Growth Factors; Insulin-Like Peptides (ILPs); Peripheral ILPs; Peripheral Insulin-Like Peptides