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

1. Basic Physiology of the Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis
Laura M. Frago, Julie A. Chowen

2. Experimental Models for Understanding the Role of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Its Receptor During Development
Jose Luis Trejo, Eva Carro, Deborah J. Burks

3. Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins in Development
Josef V. Silha, Liam J. Murphy

4. Growth Hormone, Insulin-like Growth Factors and the Female Reproductive System
Carolyn A. Bondy, Jian Zhou

5. Skeletal Muscle
Ana M. Fernandez, Derek LeRoith

6. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
Åsa Tivesten, Jörgan Isgaard

7. Hematopoiesis
Wilson Savino, Salete Smaniotto, Mireille Dardenne

8. Brain Development
Gregory J. Popken, Martha Dechert-Zeger, Ping Ye, A. Joseph D’Ercole

9. Regulation of Vertebrate Sensory Organ Development: A Scenario for Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factors Action
Amelia Diaz-Casares, Yolanda Leon, Enrique J. Rosa, Isabel Varela-Nieto

10. Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factors in Neuronal Plasticity and Neuroprotection
Ignacio Torres Aleman

11. Aging and Life Span
Holly M. Brown-Borg

12. Interactions of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Estrogen in the Brain
Pablo Mendez, Gloria Patricia Cardona-Gomez, Lius Miguel Garcia-Segura

13. Cancer
Adda Grimberg

14. Genetic Basis of Proportional Short Stature
Ángel Campos-Barros, Karen E. Heath, Jesús Argente

15. Future Perspectives
Yvan Arsenijevic

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Endocrinology, Neurology, Diabetes, Maternal and Child Health