Book Details

Deciphering Growth

Publication year: 2005

: 978-3-540-28902-9

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Growth is a complex process that is essential to life. Not only does size play an important role in the process of cellular proliferation, but body size is also a critical factor in determining which organisms live longer. In mammals, the major factors involved in the regulation of body growth are known. The combined knowledge concerning the endocrine and paracrine aspects of growth have led to the introduction of treatment regimens, most effective in GH-deficient children.


: Biomedical and Life Sciences, IGF receptor, IGF-I deficiency, body size, growth hormone, tissue