Growth factors in biology and medicine -- Contents -- Introduction -- Growth factors in mammalian embryogen-esis -- Discussion -- The EGF receptor kinase: evidence for allos- teric activation and intramolecular self-phosphorylation -- Discussion -- Role of growth factors in oncogenesis: growth factor-proto-oncogene pathways of mitogenesis -- Discussion -- Signalling mitogene- sis in 3T3 cells: role of Ca*+-sensitive, phospholipid-dependent protein kinase -- Discussion -- The PDGF-inducible 'compe- tence genes': intracellular mediators of the mitogenic response -- Discussion -- Platelet-derived growth factor: its potential roles in wound-healing, atherosclerosis, neoplasia, and growth and development -- Discussion -- Nerve growth factor -- Discussion -- The role of haemopoietic cell growth factor (interleukin 3) in the development of haemopoietic cells -- Discussion -- Haemopoietic growth factors: structure and receptor interac- tions -- Discussion -- In vivo effects of the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) in the hypophysectomized rat: comparison with human growth hormone and the possible role of the specific IGF carrier proteins -- Discussion -- Protein phosphorylation and growth control -- Discussion -- Receptors for the phorbol ester tumour promoters -- Discussion -- Ectopic peptides released by a human mela- noma cell line that modulate the transformed phenotype -- Discussion -- A growth regula- tory factor that can both inhibit and stimulate growth -- Discussion -- Final general discussion Receptor modulation and signalling systems -- Biological functions of growth factors -- Medical aspects of growth factors -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.