The Endocrinology of growth, development, and metabolism in vertebrates /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Schreibman, Martin P. (Editor); Scanes, C. G. (Editor); Pang, P. K. T. (Peter Kai To), 1941- (Editor)
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: 1993.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126290554
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 607 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Index Number: QP572
CLC: Q57
Contents: Evolution of the structure of the growth hormone and prolactin family / Mariann Rand-Weaver, Hiroshi Kawauchi and Masao Ono -- Role of growth hormone in the growth of poikilotherms / Ewen McLean and Edward M. Donaldson -- Role of growth hormone in growth of homeotherms / Norman C. Steele and Christina M. Evock-Clover -- Growth hormone and metabolism / H. Maurice Goodman -- Growth hormone receptor and growth hormone-binding protein: structure, functions, and regulation / Scott D. Cramer and Frank Talamantes -- Growth hormone secretion in poikilotherms and homeotherms / Stephen Harvey -- Role of prolactin and placental lactogens in vertebrate growth and development / Charles S. Nicoll -- Insulin-like growth factors: role in growth and development / Terry D. Etherton -- Non-IGF growth factors that mediate cell proliferation and differentiation / Alan L. Johnson -- Insulin and growth / John P. McMurtry -- Pancreatic hormones and metabolism in ectotherm vertebrates: current views / Erika M. Plisetskaya and Stephan J. Duguay.
(cont) Pancreatic hormones and metabolism / Robert L. Hazelwood -- Adrenomedullary catecholamines / August Epple -- [beta]-adrenergic agonists and growth / Donald H. Beermann -- Glucocorticoids: metabolism, growth, and development / Carl B. Schreck -- Thyroid hormone effects on growth, development, and metabolism / F.M. Anne McNabb and David B. King -- Hormones and skeletal growth / Shmuel Hurwitz and Mark Pines -- Hormones involved in regulation of muscle differentiation and growth / Geoffrey Goldspink and Ekkehard Hansen -- Hormones and adipose growth / David J. Flint and Richard G. Vernon -- Endocrine regulation of the growth/development of warm-blooded vertebrate embryos/fetuses / Robert C. Thommes and James E. Woods -- Hormones, metamorphosis and smolting / Walton W. Dickhoff -- Manipulation of animal growth / Colin G. Scanes and Clifton Baile -- Evolution of growth-related hormones and factors: the insulin and insulin-like growth factor family.