Deciphering Growth /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2005. |
| Series: | Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions,
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Table of Contents:
- Evolutionary Trends in Body Size
- Sexual Dimorphism in the Growth of Homo sapiens: Facts, Inferences and Speculation
- Genetic Control of Size at Birth
- The GH/IGF-1 Axis: Insights from Animal Models
- Downstream Mechanisms of Growth Hormone Action
- Growth Hormone Receptor Signaling and Differential Actions in Target Tissues Compared to IGF-I
- IGF-I and Brain Growth: Multifarious Effects on Developing Neural Cells and Mechanisms of Action
- IGF-I Deficiency: Lessons from Human Mutations
- Putting IGF-I Biology into a Clinical Perspective
- IGF Resistance: The Role of the Type 1 IGF Receptor
- The Importance of the National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS)
- Why we are Treating Children with Growth Hormone: Lessons from the French Registry.