In cultured bovine preantral follicles, LR3 IGF-I and hrIGF-I both increased follicle diameter in a dose-dependent manner.
In plain wordsIn lab tests, bovine follicles grew larger with LR3 IGF-I and with human recombinant IGF-I, and larger doses gave more growth.
- Peptide
- IGF-1 LR3
- Outcome
- IncreaseFollicle diameter
- Study
bovinen: not reported in source
Preantral follicle culture- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Reproductive and sexual health
- Studied dose
- increasing doses · 6 daysAs given in this study (bovine).
Source sentences
Both types of IGF-I increased follicle diameter in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05) and increased estradiol production over control levels (P < 0.05).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Bovine preantral follicles were cultured for 6 days in serum-free medium with increasing doses of Long R3 (LR3) IGF-I (an analog with low affinity for IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs)), or human recombinant IGF-I (hrIGF-I).