# Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factors-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 2,219,589 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the role of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) in various aspects of health and disease, including their involvement in cancer development and progression, regulation of metabolism, impact on bone growth, neuroendocrine control, and association with conditions like hypopituitarism. It also discusses the signaling pathways and potential therapeutic implications related to IGFs. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10748 |
| Works | 108,979 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Eric S. Lander](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eric-s-lander/)
- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [Walter C. Willett](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-c-willett/)
- [Stacey Gabriel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stacey-gabriel/)
- [Shizuo Akira](https://scholariq.org/researchers/shizuo-akira/)
- [Cyrus Cooper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cyrus-cooper/)
- [Hermann Brenner](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hermann-brenner/)
- [Matthias Egger](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matthias-egger/)
- [Robert A. Weinberg](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-a-weinberg/)
- [Luigi Ferrucci](https://scholariq.org/researchers/luigi-ferrucci/)
- [Frank B. Hu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/frank-b-hu/)
- [Michael Karin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-karin/)

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