A somatomedin receptor is a receptor which binds the somatomedins (IGFs). Somatomedin is abbreviated to IGF, in reference to insulin-like growth factor.
There are two types:
- Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R)
- Insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor (IGF-2R)
External links
- Somatomedin+Receptor at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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| GH (somatotropin) |
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| GHIH (somatostatin) |
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| GHRH (somatocrinin) |
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| GHS (ghrelin) |
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| IGF-1 (somatomedin) |
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