The Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis During Development

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Varela-Nieto, Isabel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Chowen, Julie A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Σειρά: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 567
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Maternal and child health services.; Diabetes.; Endocrinology.; Neurology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.

Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I is a widely expressed growth factor with diverse effects on many tissues throughout development and in adult life. The purpose of this work is to provide detailed and updated information on the role of the growth hormone (GH)-IGF axis in fetal and postnatal develop...