IGF and Nutrition in Health and Disease (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004)

A benchmark review on how specific nutrients or adverse nutritional states impact the components of the IGF (Insulin-like Growth Factor) system and affect human health and disease. The authors describe the fundamentals of the IGF system, explain its basic mechanisms of action, illuminate its essential role in physical development across the life span, and highlight the link between normal and abnormal cellular growth resulting in tumor formation. They also fully examine the clinical aspects of nutrition and IGF, from pre- and postnatal development through old age, in the maintenance of normal metabolism, bone, and muscle health, and their role in pathological states. Special attention is given to critical illness, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, kidney failure, endocrine dysfunctions, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, and cancer, as well as to their potential for IGF therapy.

General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Nutrition and Health
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2004
Editors:	M. Sue Houston • Jeffrey M. P. Holly • Eva L. Feldman
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	359
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
ISBN-13:	978-1-61737-412-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Endocrinology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition
LSN:	1-61737-412-1
Barcode:	9781617374128

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