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IGF and Nutrition in Health and Disease
. Ed(S): Houston, M. Sue; Holly, Jeff M. P.; Feldman, Eva L.
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Description for IGF and Nutrition in Health and Disease
Paperback. Editor(s): Houston, M. Sue; Holly, Jeff M. P.; Feldman, Eva L. Series: Nutrition and Health. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 728.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
Series
Nutrition and Health
Number of Pages
359
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781617374128
SKU
V9781617374128
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for IGF and Nutrition in Health and Disease
From the reviews: "This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the IGF system with respect to its role in nutritional health, development, and certain disease states...a comprehensive text that can be used by both the clinical and basic research community, and it emphasizes the IGF system with regard to overall nutritional health." - Doody's Health Sciences ... Read more