Transferrin binds insulin-like growth factors and affects binding properties of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3
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Vertex balding, plasma insulin-like growth factor 1, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3.
BACKGROUND A recent report suggested that men with vertex balding have higher levels of plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). The association of its major carrier protein, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), with male pattern hair loss has not been examined. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the relations of plasma concentrations of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 with vertex balding in mid...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEBS Letters
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)03204-5