Progresses of insulin-like factor 3 / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Insulin-like factor 3 belongs to the insulin superfamily relaxin subfamily.Insulin-like factor 3 is the main product secretion of leydig cells,and its synthetic process totally relies on the state of leydig cells differentiation.Insulin-like factor 3 plays an important role in testicular descent,and has a great clinical value for evaluating function of leydig cells.Meanwhile,insulin-like factor 3 is deemed to play an important role in germ cell survival and regulation of bone metabolism.