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Don't Get that Joint Replacement Just Yet

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IGF-1 Long R3 and Pegulated Mechano Growth Factor

Growth hormone does cause a downstream metabolite of IGF-1, but that may or may not be happening in the joint. So they do have IGF-1 long R3 now. It attaches to serum albumin and it has a half life of seven hours. They also have pegulated mechano growth factor, which has a halfLife of about 12 hours. And it would be interesting to see if the growth hormone is accompanied by these two traditional metabolites in and of itself would help shift the inflammatory attack on the joints off.

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