Open AccessEffect of endogenous insulin-like growth factor and stem cell factor on diabetic colonic dysmotility
Author(s) -
Yun Wang,
Xinyu Xu,
Yurong Tang,
Wei-Wei Yang,
Yuan Yua,
Yan Ning,
Yin-Juan Yu,
Lin Lin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3324
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , endogeny , stem cell factor , growth factor , myocyte , insulin like growth factor , streptozotocin , biology , insulin , receptor , stem cell , diabetes mellitus , microbiology and biotechnology , progenitor cell
To investigate whether the reduction of stem cell factor (SCF) is mediated by decreased endogenous insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 in diabetic rat colon smooth muscle.