Weekly intra-amniotic IGF-1 treatment increases growth of growth-restricted ovine fetuses and up-regulates placental amino acid transporters.

Frequent treatment of the growth-restricted (IUGR) ovine fetus with intra-amniotic IGF-1 increases fetal growth. We aimed to determine whether increased growth was maintained with an extended dosing interval and to examine possible mechanisms. Pregnant ewes were allocated to three groups: Control, a...

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Main Authors: Jibran A Wali, Hendrina A de Boo, José G B Derraik, Hui Hui Phua, Mark H Oliver, Frank H Bloomfield, Jane E Harding
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4d83986a43544c68860ddb6cf9b67d2d
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