Growth Factors (In Focus)

by JohnK.Heath (Author)

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  1994

  $54.32

  Growth factors play a central role in normal cell development, but they are of special interest in abnormal, cancerous cell growth. The study of growth factor function is a key area in the search for an understanding of how the normal cell cycle goes out of control. It is perhaps the most rapidly changing field in mammalian biology. Students and researchers alike will find this summary a concise introduction to an important area of biomedical research. Topics covered include a description of the mammalian cell cycle, growth factor receptors and signals, and growth factors in transformed (abnormal) cells.