The Physiology of Human Growth

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511896811

This two-day symposium in the annual Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series covers a wide spectrum of growth physiology, and presents a state-of-the-art review of human auxology, from factors affecting cellular growth, through nutritional factors affecting the growth of the infant, to endocrine and other factors affecting the growth of the child before and after adolescence. Wiith contributions from some of the leading workers in the various fields, the book starts with a consideration of the effects of experimental removal of parts of mouse embryos on final body size and the part played by local tissue interactions in the specification of limb segments in insects. Discussion of the growth-promoting actions of the somatomedins in foetal, post-natal and brain growth follow, leading to two chapters on Man, dealing with energy requirements and body composition in infants, and the endocrine control of body size and sexual development during puberty.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Contributors
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Preface
pp xi-xii
- By J.M Tanner, M.A. Preece
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Experimental studies of growth
pp xiii-xiv
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Embryonic growth and the manipulation of fetal size
pp 1-10
- By Michael H.L. Snow, Wolfson House University College London
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The control of growth and size during development
pp 11-28
- By Vernon French, Department of Zoology
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Catch-up growth and target size in experimental animals
pp 29-46
- By H.D. Mosier, University of California
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Genomics and evolution of murine homeobox genes
pp 47-66
- By Frank H. Ruddle, Yale University
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Nutrition, growth and body composition
pp 67-68
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United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Services ‘Present-day infant feeding practice’ and its influence on infant growth
pp 69-80
- By R.G. Whitehead, MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, A.A. Paul, MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, E.A. Ahmed, MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit
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Energy requirements and substrate utilization in the newborn infant
pp 81-94
- By P.J.J. Sauer, University Hospital
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Body composition in children: methods of assessment
pp 95-108
- By P.S.W. Davies, University of London, M.A. Preece, University of London
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Growth and tissue factors
pp 109-110
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Mediation of the growth hormone by somatomedin-C/insulin like growth factor I and its binding protein
pp 111-128
- By David R. Clemmons, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, H. Walker Busby, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Louis E. Underwood, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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Somatomedin gene structure and expression
pp 129-140
- By P. de Pagter-Holthuizen, State University of Utrecht, M. Jansen, State University of Utrecht, W. Bovenberg, State University of Utrecht, J.L. van den Brande, State University of Utrecht, J.S. Sussenbach, State University of Utrecht
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Peptide growth factors in fetal development
pp 141-166
- By D.J. Hill, University of Sheffield
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Insulin-like growth factors in the nervous system: characterization, biosynthesis and biological role
pp 167-180
- By Vicki R. Sara, St. Goran's Hospital
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Endocrine control of growth and maturation
pp 181-182
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Growth hormone and growth hormone releasing hormone
pp 183-190
- By M.O. Thorner, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Mary Lee Vance, Children's Hospital, Alan D. Rogol, University of Virginia School of Medicine, R.M. Blizzard, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Georgeanna Klingensmith, Children's Hospital, Jennifer Najjar, Vanderbilt University Medical School, C.G. Brook, The Middlesex Hospital Medical School and University College, Patricia Smith, The Middlesex Hospital Medical School and University College, Seymour Reichlin, Tufts University, J. Rivier, Salk Institute, W. Vale, Salk Institute
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The endocrine control of puberty
pp 191-200
- By R. Stanhope, University of London
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Testicular maturation, and pubertal growth and development in normal boys
pp 201-208
- By J. Müller, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Y, C. Thøger Nielsen, Hvidovre Hospital, N.E. Skakkebæk, University Department of Obstetrics
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Index
pp 209-215
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Experimental studies of growth
pp xiii-xiv

Embryonic growth and the manipulation of fetal size
pp 1-10

The control of growth and size during development
pp 11-28

Catch-up growth and target size in experimental animals
pp 29-46

Genomics and evolution of murine homeobox genes
pp 47-66

Nutrition, growth and body composition
pp 67-68

United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Services ‘Present-day infant feeding practice’ and its influence on infant growth
pp 69-80

Energy requirements and substrate utilization in the newborn infant
pp 81-94

Body composition in children: methods of assessment
pp 95-108

Growth and tissue factors
pp 109-110

Mediation of the growth hormone by somatomedin-C/insulin like growth factor I and its binding protein
pp 111-128

Somatomedin gene structure and expression
pp 129-140

Peptide growth factors in fetal development
pp 141-166

Insulin-like growth factors in the nervous system: characterization, biosynthesis and biological role
pp 167-180

Endocrine control of growth and maturation
pp 181-182

Growth hormone and growth hormone releasing hormone
pp 183-190

The endocrine control of puberty
pp 191-200

Testicular maturation, and pubertal growth and development in normal boys
pp 201-208

Index
pp 209-215

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