title: Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 concentrations in the developing rhesus monkey.
abstract: We studied the developmental pattern of serum IGF-1 concentrations in the rhesus monkey in cross-sectional and longitudinal manners. Values were lower in infants with a significant rise at the onset of puberty. Females values were lower than males except for pregnant females. There was a correlation of IGF-1 values with body weight in the males. Longitudinal study of six animals proved this age dependence of IGF-1 values. The rhesus monkey has a pattern of serum IGF-1 concentrations similar to that of the human being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, School of Medicine, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Styne
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000097:blood; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000097:blood* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I