Distributed by CIBA Pharmaceutical Co. (Medical Education Division),
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1985.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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ix, 283 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Ciba Foundation symposium ;
Volume Designation
116
GENERAL NOTES
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Editors: David Evered, Jonathan Nugent, and Julie Whelan.
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Proceedings of the Symposium on Growth Factors in Biology and Medicine, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 22-24 January, 1985.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
(CREDITS NOTE (PROJECTED AND VIDEO MATERIAL AND SOUND RECORDINGS
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Editors: David Evered, Jonathan Nugent and Julie Whelan.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Growth factors in mammalian embryogenesis / John K. Heath, Anthony R. Rees -- The EGF receptor kinase : evidence for allosteric activation and intramolecular self-phosphorylation / Y. Yarden, J. Schlessinger -- Role of growth factors in oncogenesis : growth factor-proto-oncogene pathways of mitogenesis / Jung San Huang, Shuan Shian Huang -- Signalling mitogenesis in 3T3 cells : role of Ca²⁺-sensitive, phospholipid-dependent protein kinase / Enrique Rozengurt, Angeles Rodriguez-Peña, James Sinnett-Smith -- The PDGF-inducible competence genes : intracellular mediators of the mitogenic response / Megan Callahan, Brent H. Cochran, Charles D. Stiles -- Platelet-derived growth factor : its potential roles in wound healing, atherosclerosis, neoplasia, and growth and development / Russell Ross, Daniel F. Bowen-Pope, Elaine W. Raines -- Nerve growth factor / Hans Thoenen, Sigrun Korsching, Rolf Heumann, Ann Acheson -- The role of haemopoietic cell growth factor (interleukin 3) in the development of haemopoietic cells / T.M. Dexter, C.M. Heyworth, A.D. Whetton -- Haemopoietic growth factors : structure and receptor interactions / Antony W. Burgess -- 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 / J. Zapf, E. Schoenle, E.R. Froesch -- Protein phosphorylation and growth control / Tony Hunter, Christopher B. Alexander, Jonathan A. Cooper -- Receptors for the phorbol promoters ester tumour / Peter M. Blumberg, Karen L. Leach, Bernhard Konig, Arco Y. Jeng, Nancy A. Sharkey -- Ectopic peptides released by a human melanoma cell line that modulate the transformed phenotype / Joseph E. De Larco, Dennis A. Pigott -- A growth regulatory factor that can both inhibit and stimulate growth / Robert W. Holley, Julia H. Baldwin, Sybil Greenfield, Rosemary Armour.