Growth Hormone in Health and Disease, Volume 138

1. Ghrelin Actions on Somatotropic and Gonadotropic Function in Humans
   Giovanna Motta, Stefano Allasia, Ezio Ghigo and Fabio Lanfranco
2. Deconstructing the GH Receptor: Physical and Metabolic Phenotypes of Tissue-specific GH Receptor gene Disrupted Mice
   Jonathan A. Young, Edward O. List and John J. Kopchick
3. Regulation of GH by the Splanchnic Area
   Silvia Barja-Fernandez, Cintia Folgueira, Cecilia Castelao, Rosaura Leis, Ana B. Crujeiras, Felipe F. Casanueva and Luisa M. Seoane
4. The Modern Criteria for Medical Management of Acromegaly
   Stefano Frara, Filippo Maffezzoni, Gherardo Mazziotti and Andrea Giustina
5. Genetic Predictors of rResponse to Different Medical Therapies in Acromegaly
   Ana M. Ramos-Leví, Ignacio Bernabeu, Miguel Sampedro-Núñez and Mónica Marazuela
6. Neurosurgical Treatment of Acromegaly
   Michael Buchfelder and Julian Feulner
7. The Burden of GH Deficiency and Excess in Children
   Hugo L. Fideleff, Hugo R. Boquete, Martha G. Suárez and Miriam Azaretzky
8. GH and Pituitary Hormone Alterations after Traumatic Brain Injury
   Züleyha Karaca, Fatih Tanrıverdi, Kürşad Ünlühızarcı and Fahrettin Kelestimur
9. Effects of Growth Hormone on Bone
   Nicholas A. Tritos and Anne Klibanski

This volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on the growth hormone in health and disease.

• Contributions from leading authorities
• Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

Students, researchers, microbiologists, molecular biologists