The aim of this symposium was to provide basic and clinical investigators with the latest information on the biology of wound healing and tissue repair. Written and edited by eminent experts in the field, the papers cover the general concepts of wound healing; the role of nutrients; endogenous growth factors; clinical applications of growth hormone and IGF-1 therapy; and clinical applications of peptide growth factors.

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Part One: General Concepts; 1. An Overview of Wound Healing Biology; 2. Growth Factors and Angiogenesis in Wound Healing; 3. The Regulation of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF-2) Through Limited Bioavailability; 4. Cultured Skin for Wound Closure and for Promoting Wound Healing; 5. The Growth Hormone Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Axis; Part Two: Role of Nutrients in Wound Healing Responses; 6. Use of Exogenous Amino Acids in Wound Healing; 7. Vitamin A - Growth Factor Interactions in Wound Healing; 8. Interactions Between Nutrients and Growth Factors in Cellular Anabolism and Tissue Repair; Part Three: Endogenous Growth Factors in Wound Healing; 9. Fibroblast Growth Factors Receptors; 10. Arginine and Nitric Oxide (NO) Interactions in the Healing Wound; 11. Endogenous Growth Factors and Nutrients in the Healing Wound; 12. Epidermal Growth Factors in Wound Healing; Part Four: Clinical Applications of Growth Hormone and IGF-I Therapy; 13. Growth Hormone Therapy in Human Burn Injury; 14. Effects of Exogenous Growth Hormone in Postoperative Immune Function and Other clinical Outcomes; 15. Effects of Growth Hormone Administration on Colonic Healing and Repair; 16. Modulation of IGF-I Therapy by