Derek LeRoith Bücher

This book addresses diabetes controversies, specifically in the management of etiology and the disease itself. Chapters also examine the complications associated with diabetes. The volume covers commonly accepted forms of therapies and complications, as well as new and emerging advances and therapies and inadequacies in several standard treatments. Comprehensive and timely, this book is an essential reference for those treating and researching diabetes.

This volume discusses various aspects of the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), their binding proteins and receptors. The emphasis is on identification of these important growth factors in the nervous system and their potential role in nervous tissue physiology. The IFGs are compared to other growth factors that are important in the nervous system, including nerve growth factor.