196 Pages
by
CRC Press
182 Pages
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CRC Press
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The purpose of this volume is to review and discuss key growth factor systems that have been implicated in embryogenesis. Emphasis is placed on the insulin family of peptides, including insulin and the structurally and functionally related insulin-like growth factors. The initial chapters provide a review of basic topics, including developmental genetics, energy metabolism and hormonal signaling... Read more
Genetics of Early Mouse Development. Control of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Preimplantation Mammalian Embryos. Hormonal Signaling Mechanisms: The Role of Protein Phosphorylation in Early Development. Comparative Aspects of Insulin and the Insulin Receptor. Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs) in Avian Development. Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factors in Mammalian Development. Use of Embryonal Carcinoma Cells to Study Growth Factors During Early Mammalian Development. Growth Factor Signaling in Early Mammalian Development. The Expression of Oncogenes in Mammalian Embryogenesis.
Biography
I.Y. Rosenblum, Susan Heyner
