IGFs:Local Repair and Survival Factors Throughout Life Span

1. GH & IGF1: Aspects of Global and Local Release and Actions
Iain C. A. F. Robinson

2. Hyperglycemia Regulates the Sensitivity of Vascular Cells to IGF-I Stimulation
David R. Clemmons, Laura A Maile, Walker H Busby, Timothy Nichols, Yan Ling, Jarkaslava Lieskovska, Yashwanth Radhakrishnan

3. IGFBP2 Supports ex vivo Expansion of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
HoangDinh Huynh, Megan Kaba, Sonali Rudra, Junke Zheng, Catherine J. Wu, Harvey F. Lodish, Cheng Cheng Zhang

4. The Role of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I in Central Nervous System Development
A. Joseph D’Ercole, Ping Ye

5. Stimulation of Proliferative Pathways by IGF-binding Proteins
Robert C. Baxter, Mike Lin, Janet L. Martin

6. Signaling Pathways that Regulate C. elegans Life Span
Gary Ruvkun, Andrew V. Samuelson, Christopher E. Carr, Sean P. Curran, David E. Shore

7. IGF-1 Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy
David J. Glass

8. Growth Hormone, Insulin-like Growth Factor I and Insulin: their Relationship to Aging and Cancer
Ruslan Novosyadlyy, Emily J. Gallagher, Derek LeRoith

9. The Functions of Insulin-like Peptides in Insects
Sebastian Grönke, Linda Partridge

10. IGF Receptors in the Adult Brain
Carlos Magalhaes Filho, Martin Holzenberger

11. The Role of the IGF-1 and its Partners in Central and Peripheral Metabolism: Considerations for Extending Healthy Life Span
Nir Barzilai, Derek M. Huffman, Pinchas Cohen, Radhika H. Muzumdar

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Endocrinology, Human Physiology, Gene Function