Growth Factors

Growth factors stimulate cell proliferation, wound healing and even sometimes cellular differentiation.

Assessment of growth in stature is an essential part of the pediatric examination. Growth is an important index of physical and mental health and of the quality of the child’s psychological environment; chronic problems in any of these areas may be reflected in a decreased growth rate. Some growth factor such as, IGF-1, IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3 and Somatomedin-C can be detected with immunoassays offered by DIAsource.