Growth Hormone in Health and Disease

<p>1. Ghrelin Actions on Somatotropic and Gonadotropic Function in Humans<br>Giovanna Motta, Stefano Allasia, Ezio Ghigo and Fabio Lanfranco<br>2. Deconstructing the GH Receptor: Physical and Metabolic Phenotypes of Tissue-specific GH Receptor gene Disrupted Mice<br>Jonathan A. Young, Edward O. List and John J. Kopchick<br>3. Regulation of GH by the Splanchnic Area<br>Silvia Barja-Fernandez, Cintia Folgueira, Cecilia Castelao, Rosaura Leis, Ana B. Crujeiras, Felipe F. Casanueva and Luisa M. Seoane<br>4. The Modern Criteria for Medical Management of Acromegaly<br>Stefano Frara, Filippo Maffezzoni, Gherardo Mazziotti and Andrea Giustina<br>5. Genetic Predictors of rResponse to Different Medical Therapies in Acromegaly<br>Ana M. Ramos-Leví, Ignacio Bernabeu, Miguel Sampedro-Núñez and Mónica Marazuela<br>6. Neurosurgical Treatment of Acromegaly<br>Michael Buchfelder and Julian Feulner<br>7. The Burden of GH Deficiency and Excess in Children<br>Hugo L. Fideleff, Hugo R. Boquete, Martha G. Suárez and Miriam Azaretzky<br>8. GH and Pituitary Hormone Alterations after Traumatic Brain Injury<br>Züleyha Karaca, Fatih Tanrıverdi, Kürşad Ünlühızarcı and Fahrettin Kelestimur<br>9. Effects of Growth Hormone on Bone<br>Nicholas A. Tritos and Anne Klibanski</p>