This two-volume treatise represents the first comprehensive survey of the chemistry and biology of the set of molecules known as peptide growth factors. These substances are of universal importance in biology and medicine and are the basis of common language of intercellular communication. These volumes will be of value to both researchers and clinicians in their pursuit and application of new knowledge in this promising area.

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This two-volume treatise represents the first comprehensive survey of the chemistry and biology of the set of molecules known as peptide growth factors. These substances are of universal importance in biology and medicine and are the basis of common language of intercellular communication. These volumes will be of value to both researchers and clinicians in their pursuit and application of new knowledge in this promising area.

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Section B: Individual Growth Factors and Their Receptors (Cont'd from Part I).- 19 Interferons.- 20 Cachectin/Tumor Necrosis Factor and Lymphotoxin.- 21 Bombesin and Gastrin-Releasing Peptide: Neuropeptides, Secretogogues, and Growth Factors.- 22 Platelet-Derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor.- 23 Nerve Growth Factor.- 24 A Glia-Derived Nexin Acting as a Neurite-Promoting Factor.- 25 Mullerian Inhibiting Substance.- 26 The Inhibin/Activin Family of Hormones and Growth Factors.- 27 Mammary-Derived Growth Inhibitor.- 28 Pentapeptide Growth Inhibitors.- Section C: Coordinate Actions of Growth Factors in Specific Tissues or Cells.- 29 Coordinate Actions of Hematopoietic Growth Factors in Stimulation of Bone Marrow Function.- 30 Peptide Growth Factors and the Nervous System.- 31 Role of Growth Factors in Cartilage and Bone Metabolism.- 32 Role of Lymphokines in the Immune System.- 33 Coordinate Actions of Growth Factors in Monocytes/Macrophages.- 34 Extracellular Matrices, Cells, and Growth Factors.- Section D: Processes Regulated by Growth Factors.- 35 Induction of Proteases and Protease Inhibitors by Growth Factors.- 36 Inflammation and Repair.- 37 Angiogenesis.- 38 Metastasis.- 39 Expression of Growth Factors and Their Receptors in Development.- 40 Relationships Between Oncogenes and Growth Control.- Appendix A. Alternate Names for Growth Factors.- Appendix B. Chromosomal Locations of Growth Factors/Growth Factor Receptors.