Discuss the relationship between growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)
What will be an ideal response?
Growth hormone (GH) acts on the liver and other target tissues to promote the release of insulin-like growth factor (IGF). IGF carries out the long-term effects of GH. IGF acts on nearly every cell type in the body, and triggers rapid protein synthesis and cell division. In children, IGF leads to increased longitudinal bone growth and muscle development in children. IGF also decreases blood glucose concentration by stimulating glucose uptake by cells, an action opposite to acute GH release.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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