Insulin-like growth factor 1 induces oxidative damage, but does not affect survival in a songbird
A. Z. Lendvai, Z. Toth, J. Penzes, S. Vogel-Kindgen, B. A. Gander, C. I. Vagasi
This study shows that IGF-1 increases oxidative damage but not survival in songbirds, with baseline IGF-1 levels correlating with survival.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2020Evolutionary Biology