Human Growth

I Developmental Biology.- 1 Modes of Growth and Regeneration: Mechanisms, Regulation, Distribution.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Mechanisms of Organ and Tissue Growth.- 3. Regulation of Organ and Tissue Growth.- 4. Regeneration and Wound Healing.- 5. Discussion.- 6. Summary.- 7. References.- 2 Control of Differentiation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Control Mechanisms in Preimplantation Development.- 3. Interactive Events during Blastogenesis.- 4. Control of Organogenesis...- 5. Concluding Remarks.- 6. References.- 3 Cellular Growth: Brain, Heart, Lung, Liver, and Skeletal Muscle.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Brain.- 3. Heart.- 4. Lung.- 5. Liver.- 6. Skeletal Muscle.- 7. Summary and Conclusions.- 8. References.- 4 Control of Embryonic Growth Rate and Fetal Size in Mammals.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fetal Growth Profiles.- 3. Embryonic Growth Profiles.- 4. Manipulation of Size.- 5. Growth Factors.- 6. Summary and Conclusions.- 7. References.- 5 Human Biochemical Development.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Development of Carbohydrate Metabolism and Energy Transformation....- 3. Development of Lipid Metabolism.- 4. Development of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism.- 5. References.- 6 Developmental Pharmacology.- 5. Introduction.- 5. Teratology.- 5. Pharmacology.- 5. Drug Survey.- 5. Conclusions.- 5. References..- 7 Glimpses of Comparative Growth and Development.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Growth, Rates of Growth, and Age.- 3. The Chemistry of Growth.- 4. Organs and Tissues.- 5. Placentation and Production of Immunity.- 6. Conclusions.- 7. References.- 8 Evolution of the Human Growth Curve.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Evolution of Delayed Development.- 3. The Adolescent Growth Spurt in Higher Primates.- 4. Growth and Sexual Dimorphism.- 5. Growth and Skeletal Development.- 6. References.- 9 Growth as a Target-Seeking Function: Catch-up and Catch-down Growth in Man.- 1. The Regularity of Normal Growth.- 2. Catch-up Growth.- 3. Catch-up Growth as a Normal Phenomenon in Infancy.- 4. Catch-down Growth.-5. A Model