# Derek LeRoith

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/derek-leroith/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 24,633 |
| Field | Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors |
| h-index | 81 |
| i10-index | 250 |
| Last Known Institution | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5030291239 |
| Works | 387 |

## Researcher papers

- [Liver-derived insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is the principal source of IGF-I in blood but is not required for postnatal body growth in mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/liver-derived-insulin-like-growth-factor-i-igf-i-is-the-principal-source-of-igf/)
- [Circulating levels of IGF-1 directly regulate bone growth and density](https://scholariq.org/papers/circulating-levels-of-igf-1-directly-regulate-bone-growth-and-density/)
- [Circulating levels of IGF-1 directly regulate bone growth and density](https://scholariq.org/papers/circulating-levels-of-igf-1-directly-regulate-bone-growth-and-density-2/)
- [Dietary Intake Regulates the Circulating Inflammatory Monocyte Pool](https://scholariq.org/papers/dietary-intake-regulates-the-circulating-inflammatory-monocyte-pool/)

## Researcher topics

- [Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors](https://scholariq.org/topics/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factors/)
- [Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/metabolism-diabetes-and-cancer/)
- [Pancreatic function and diabetes](https://scholariq.org/topics/pancreatic-function-and-diabetes/)
- [Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-hypoxia-and-metabolism/)
- [Cancer Risks and Factors](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-risks-and-factors/)

## Researcher university

- [Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai](https://scholariq.org/institutions/icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai/)

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