Peptide growth factors. Part C [electronic resource] / edited by David Barnes, J.P. Mather, Gordon H. Sato.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Expression and purification of recombinant insulin-like growth factors from �E�s�c�h�e�r�i�c�h�i�a �c�o�l�i / by Bj�orn Nilsson, G�oran Forsberg, and Maris Hartmanis -- �I�n �v�i�v�o assay of neuron-specific effects of nerve growth factor / by Mark H. Tuszynski and Fred H. Gage -- Detection and assay of nerve growth factor mRNA / by Margaret Fahnestock -- Identification and quantification of polyphosphoinositides produced in response to platelet-derived growth factor stimulation / by Leslie A. Serunian, Kurt R. Auger, and Lewis C. Cantley -- Cloning, recombinant expression, and characterization of basic fibroblast growth factor / by Stewart A. Thompson ... [et al.] -- Identification and assay of fibroblast growth factor receptors / by Mikio Kan, Er-gang Shi, and Wallace L. McKeehan -- Assessment of biological activity of synthetic fragments of transforming growth factor [alpha] / by Gregory Schultz and Daniel Twardzik -- Quantification of erbB-2/neu levels in tissue / by Soonmyoung Paik ... [et al.].

This volume includes sections dealing with specific growth factors in which new, updated, or alternative procedures are presented for purification, bioassay, radiolabeling and radioreceptor assay, immunoassay, receptor identification, and quantification and includes general techniques for the study of growth factors. For those unfamiliar with a particular area such as the oncogene-growth factor relationship orientation chapters have been included.