Author: Isabel Varela-Nieto
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387262741
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
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 development, as well as its physiological functions and implications in pathology.