Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 8 , Pages 2621-2626 , 15 May 2010

Selective insulin-like growth factor-I antagonist inhibits mouse embryo development in a dose-dependent manner

  • Jose Inzunza, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Olle Danielsson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Parameswaran Grace Lalitkumar, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Olle Larsson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Magnus Axelson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Virpi Töhönen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Anneli Stavreus-Evers, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anneli Stavreus-Evers, Ph.D., Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden (FAX: 46-18-559-775).

Received 30 September 2009 ,Revised 14 December 2009 ,Accepted 16 December 2009.

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 J.I. has nothing to disclose. O.D. has nothing to disclose. P.G.L. has nothing to disclose. O.L. has nothing to disclose. M.A. has nothing to disclose. V.T. has nothing to disclose. K.G.D. has nothing to disclose. A.S.-E. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported by grants from the Swedish Scientific Council (2005-7293), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm County Council, Åke Wibergs foundation, and Goljes Foundation.

 Dr. Kristina Gemzell Danielsson and Dr. Anneli Stavreus-Evers contributed equally to this work.

PII: S0015-0282(09)04293-9

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.12.044

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 8 , Pages 2621-2626 , 15 May 2010

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