Growth hormone in the eye: A comparative update

Steve Harvey; Carlos G Martínez-Moreno; José Ávila-Mendoza; Maricela Luna; Carlos Arámburo

doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.01.013

Growth hormone in the eye: A comparative update

Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2016 Aug 1:234:81-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.01.013. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

Authors

Steve Harvey¹, Carlos G Martínez-Moreno², José Ávila-Mendoza³, Maricela Luna³, Carlos Arámburo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2H7, Canada. Electronic address: steve.harvey@ualberta.ca.
² Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2H7, Canada.
³ Departamento de Neurobiología, Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiología, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Qro. 76230, Mexico.

PMID: 26828817
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.01.013

Abstract

Comparative studies have previously established that the eye is an extrapituitary site of growth hormone (GH) production and action in fish, amphibia, birds and mammals. In this review more recent literature and original data in this field are considered.

Keywords: Birds; Eyes; Growth hormone; Growth hormone receptor; Mammals; Reptiles.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Eye / metabolism*
Growth Hormone / metabolism*

Substances

Growth Hormone