Download or read book Handbook of Growth Factors written by Enrique Pimentel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-06-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume I of this book provides a comprehensive discussion of the factors involved in regulation of the cell cycle, the general biological properties of growth factors, and the receptor and postreceptor mechanisms of action of these signaling agents. It evaluates the possible role of growth factors in the regulation of proto-oncogene and tumor suppressor gene expression, and the development of neoplastic processes is discussed in detail.