Chapter 20: Nutrition and the Humoral Regulation of Growth.

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العنوان: Chapter 20: Nutrition and the Humoral Regulation of Growth.
المؤلفون: Russell, William E., Rhoads, J. Marc
المصدر: Nutrition in Pediatrics: Basic Science & Clinical Applications; 2008, p223-239, 17p
مستخلص: Chapter 20 of the book "Nutrition in Pediatrics: Basic Science & Clinical Applications" is presented. It discusses the structural homology of insulin and the insulin-like growth factors. It illustrates how a substance with predominantly nutrient-transporting properties, which is found in even primitive unicellular organisms, has evolved to regulate highly differentiated functions. It analyzes growth hormone in malnutrition and cortisol in intestinal maturation.
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