IGF,Nutrition,and Health(English, Electronic book text, Houston M. Sue)

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IGF,Nutrition,and Health(English, Electronic book text, Houston M. Sue) is written by Houston M. Sue and published by Humana Press Inc.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1592597955 (ISBN 10) and 9781592597956 (ISBN 13).

This text stands alone as it provides the first authoritative review on the role of nutrition as it pertains to the IGF system. By taking a multidisciplinary approach, the importance of nutrition and the IGF system in the pathology and treatment of conditions such as diabetes, renal failure, inflammatory bowel diseases, critical illness, wasting disease, neurological disorders, cardiovascular disease and cancer are explored. Even for health professionals not directly involved in IGF research, the text contributes greatly to the understanding of the mechanisms of growth arrest and metabolic derangement resulting from nutrient deficiency. It will serve as the definitive reference for basic and applied research scientists, clinical investigators, students, as well as physicians and healthcare professionals.