1Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Mannuthy-680 651, Kerala, India
2Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode-673 576, Kerala, India
*Corresponding Author: M. Bijna, Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Mannuthy-680 651, Kerala, India. Email: dr.bijnam@gmail.com
Online published on 3 April, 2021.
The insulin-like growth factor-I is a pleotropic growth factor that modulates cell replication. Insulin-like growth factor-I is produced by granulosa, theca and luteal cells and have autocrine and paracrine actions. It plays a crucial role in animal fertility acting as a monitoring signal. Researches have shown that synergistically with gonadotropins it stimulates the growth, survivability and steroidogenesis of follicular cells.
Growth, IGF-I, Ovary, Steroidogenesis
