Insulin-like growth factor long arginine 3 (IGF-1 LR3), is a widely used synthetic analog of IGF-1 with an arginine replacing glutamic acid at position 3 (arginine 3, R3), and an additional 13 amino acids at its N-terminus (long, L)
Synthesis, spectroscopic characterisation and electron-transfer properties
Gene therapy studies using HGF have demonstrated beneficial effects in animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), and cerebral ischemia, with HGF treatment promoting neurite extension, increasing synaptogenesis, and enhancing functional recovery
doi:10.1093/hmg/ddn178, PMID: 18562474 Friedlich AL, Smith MA, Zhu X, Takeda A, Nunomura A, Moreira PI, Perry G (2009) Oxidative stress in Parkinsons disease
In addition to Nixon, Hill, Abbott, LeMonte and Carling, the following BYU professors and educators collaborated on the water cycle effort: Liz Bailey (Biology), Dan Ames (Engineering), Rick Gill (Biology), Bryan Hopkins (Plant & Wildlife Sciences), Keely Song Glenn (Dance) and Anna Neumiller