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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806168203321

Titolo

Growth factors in biology and medicine / / [editors, David Evered, Jonathan Nugent, and Julie Whelan.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pitman Pub., 1985

ISBN

9786613694577

9781280784187

1280784180

9780470720974

0470720972

9780470718674

0470718676

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 116

Altri autori (Persone)

EveredDavid

NugentJonathan

WhelanJulie

Disciplina

612/.6

Soggetti

Growth factors - Physiological effect

Cell proliferation

Cells - Growth - Regulation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Growth Factors in Biology and Medicine, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 22-24 January, 1985"--Contents page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Growth factors in biology and medicine; Contents; Introduction; Growth factors in mammalian embryogen-esis; Discussion; The EGF receptor kinase: evidence for allos- teric activation and intramolecular self-phosphorylation; Discussion; Role of growth factors in oncogenesis: growth factor-proto-oncogene pathways of mitogenesis; Discussion; Signalling mitogene- sis in 3T3 cells: role of Ca*+-sensitive, phospholipid-dependent protein kinase; Discussion; The PDGF-inducible 'compe- tence genes': intracellular mediators of the mitogenic response; Discussion

Platelet-derived growth factor: its potential roles in wound-healing, atherosclerosis, neoplasia, and growth and developmentDiscussion; Nerve growth factor; Discussion; The role of haemopoietic cell growth



factor (interleukin 3) in the development of haemopoietic cells; Discussion; Haemopoietic growth factors: structure and receptor interac- tions; Discussion; In vivo effects of the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) in the hypophysectomized rat: comparison with human growth hormone and the possible role of the specific IGF carrier proteins; Discussion

Protein phosphorylation and growth controlDiscussion; Receptors for the phorbol ester tumour promoters; Discussion; Ectopic peptides released by a human mela- noma cell line that modulate the transformed phenotype; Discussion; A growth regula- tory factor that can both inhibit and stimulate growth; Discussion; Final general discussion Receptor modulation and signalling systems; Biological functions of growth factors; Medical aspects of growth factors; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.