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Molecular and Cellular Biology of Insulin-like Growth Factors and Their Receptors (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)
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Molecular and Cellular Biology of Insulin-like Growth Factors and Their Receptors (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)
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An essential element in the development and functional integrity of
all organisms is intercellular communication. This is achieved by
the secretion of soluble messenger molecules which subsequently
interact with receptor-effector pathways in the responsive cells.
Hormones are traditionally defined as chemical messengers
synthesized by endocrine glands. Unlike hormones produced by
endocrine glands, growth factors are hormone-related substances
produced by many tissues and play an important role in controlling
growth and development. While the exact physiological roles of
growth factors have yet to be elucidated, they play important roles
in the regulation of cellular proliferation and/or differentiation
during ontogenesis, growth and differentiation. During recent years
there has been a substantial increase in research related to
peptide growth factors, their receptors, and modes of action. With
the discovery and characterization of numerous growth factors, it
became clear that these growth factors had multiple features in
common with classic hormones as well as with oncogenes.
Furthermore, there are distinct families of growth factors based
either on structural or functional similarities.
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