Abstract
Recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) was injected daily (4 or 8 mg/pig) as an intra-arterial bolus into pigs for 3 consecutive days and the serum IGF-I concentration was measured to determine disappearance profiles. IGF-I partitioned to a fast component (half-life, t( 1/2 ) = 5.7 min) and a slow component (t( 1/2 ) = 253 min) in pig serum. Chromatography of serum revealed that the fast component comprised unbound IGF-I, whereas the slow component comprised IGF-I bound to 40- and 150-kD serum IGF-binding proteins. In addition, administration of exogenous IGF-I caused significant hypoglycemia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 138-142 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Hormone Research |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology