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| Title | Humoral Factors in the Regulation of Tissue Growth [electronic resource] : Blood, Blood Vessels, Skeletal System, and Teeth / edited by Piero P. Foร |
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| Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1993 |
| Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9272-9 |
| Descript | XV, 312p. 43 illus. online resource |
1. Angiogenesis: Its Regulation in Health and Disease -- Angiogenesis in the Embryo -- Angiogenesis in the Postnatal State -- Diffusion Chambers and Avascular Tissues -- Growth and Inhibitory Factors in Capillary Growth -- Other Endothelial Cell Mitogens -- The Role of the Extracellular Matrix on Angiogenesis -- Inhibitors of Angiogenesis -- Angiogenesis in Health and Disease -- Summary -- 2. Growth Factors and the Retina: Normal Vascularization and Pathologic Neovascularization -- Normal and Pathologic Anatomy of the Retinal and Choroidal Blood Vessels -- The Role of Growth Factors in Normal and Pathologic Retinal Vascularization -- The Role of Ancillary Factors in Retinal Vascular Growth -- Models of Retinal and Subretinal Neovascularization -- Localization of Growth Factors in the Eye -- Summary -- 3. The Humoral Regulation of Normal and Pathologic Erythropoiesis -- Erythropoietin -- Interleukin-3 -- Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor -- Erythroblast-Enhancing Factor -- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor -- Prostaglandins -- Other Hormones -- Inhibitors -- 4. Colony-Stimulating Factors in Leukopoiesis -- Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor -- Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor -- Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor -- Interleukin-1 -- Interleukin-3 -- Future Clinical Uses of CSFs -- 5. Regulation of Lymphocyte Proliferation, Differentiation, and Functional Activity by Peptide Growth Factors -- Interleukin-1 -- Interleukin-2 -- Interleukin-3 -- Interleukin-4 -- Interleukin-5 -- Interleukin-6 -- Interleukin-7 -- Interleukin-8 -- Interleukin-9 -- Transforming Growth Factor-? -- Summary -- Biomedical Perspective -- 6. The Inhibitory Effects of Growth Factors and Cytokines on Cell Proliferation -- Inhibitory Growth Factors -- Cytokines -- Conclusions -- 7. Cytokine Regulation of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormone Secretion -- Background -- Relationships Between IL-1, Stress, ACTH, and GH Secretion -- IL-1, the Hypothalamus, and Releasing Factor Hormones -- Conclusions -- 8. Bone Growth, Remodeling, and Repair: Interactions of Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Vitamin D, Growth Factors, and the Prostaglandins -- Macroscopic Structure of Bone -- Microscopic Structure of Bone -- Composition of Bone Matrix -- Bone Growth, Modeling, and Remodeling -- Bone Healing -- Hormonal Regulation of Bone Growth and Remodeling -- 9. Endocrine, Iatrogenic, and Nutritional Causes of Osteopenia -- Endocrine Osteopenia -- Iatrogenic Causes of Osteopenia -- Other Causes of Osteopenia -- 10. Bone Mineral Metabolism at the Menopause: Determinants and Markers -- Calcitropic Hormones -- โEpicalcitropicโ Factors -- Biochemical Markers -- Serum Markers -- Urine Markers -- Local Factors -- Body Weight -- Genetic Factors -- Conclusion -- 11. Influence of Hypokinesia and Weightlessness on Jaw Bones and Teeth -- Hypokinesia -- Influence of Hypokinesia on Mandibular Bone and Teeth: Personal Investigations -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Weightlessness -- Some Effects of Weightlessness on Behavior and Metabolic Processes -- Effects on Jaw Bones and Teeth -- Final Comments -- 12. Humoral Factors in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis -- Structure-Function Relationships of Joint Components -- Interplay of Humoral Factors in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis -- 13. Endocrine Control of Tooth and Periodontal Tissue Growth and Repair -- Pituitary Gland -- Thyroid -- Parathyroid Hormone -- Adrenal Glands and Gonads -- Pancreas -- Epidermal Growth Factor
