The growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor axis during development / edited by Isabel Varela-Nieto, Julie A. Chowen.
| Other author | Varela-Nieto, Isabel. |
| Other author | Chowen, Julie A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer, ©2005. |
| Description | 421 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 567 Advances in experimental medicine and biology v. 567. ^A103 |
| Contents | Basic physiology of the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-axis / Laura M. Frago and Julie A. Chowen -- Experimental models for understanding the role of insulin-like growth factor-I and its receptor during development / Jose Luis Trejo, Eva Carro and Deborah J. Burke -- Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in development / Josef V. Silha and Liam J. Murphy -- Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factors and the female reproductive system / Carolyn A. Bondy and Jian Zhou -- Skeletal muscle / Ana M. Fernandez and Derek LeRoith -- Cardiovascular and respiratory systems / Åsa Tivesten and Jörgen Isgaard -- Hematopoiesis / Wilson Savino, Salete Smaniotto and Mireille Dardenne -- Brain development / Gregory J. Popken ... [et al.] -- Regulation of vertebrate sensory organ development: a scenario for growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors action / Amelia Diaz-Casares ... [et al.] -- Role of insulin-like growth factors in neuronal plasticity and neuroprotection / Ignacio Torres Alemán -- Aging and life span / Holly M. Brown-Borg -- Interactions of insulin-like growth factor-I and estrogen in the brain / Pablo Mendez, Gloria Patricia Cardona-Gomez and Luis Miguel García-Segura -- Cancer / Adda Grimberg -- Genetic basis of proportional short stature / Ángel Campos-Barros, Karen E. Heath, Jesús Argente -- Future perspectives: from stem cells and IGF biology to the clinic / Yvan Arsenijevic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0387251197 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QU 107 G884 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |