Growth Hormone in Critical Illness

This book summarizes the extraordinary explosion of basic science and clinical research that has been conducted on growth hormone, predominantly over the past decade. It describes in detail the genetics of growth hormone expression, the molecular modification of growth hormone resulting in its heterogenous group of active polypeptides, growth hormone binding proteins and cellular membrane receptors which modify and regulate its activity, and physiologic factors which control growth hormone secretion. This volume provides a complete, concise review of all experimental and clinical research on growth hormone.