Growth Factors and Cytokines in Skeletal Muscle Development, Growth, Regeneration and Disease

Introduction

1. HepatocyteGrowth Factor and Satellite Cell Activation; Judy E. Anderson

2. Cytokinemediated control of muscle stem cell function; SophieJoanisse and Gianni Parise

3. Therole of Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor signaling in skeletal musclegrowth, injury and disease; Liam C Hunt and Jason D White

4. Functionof Membrane-Associated Proteoglycans in the Regulation of Satellite CellGrowth; Yan Song

5. TheTGF-beta signalling network in muscle development, adaptation and disease; JustinL Chen, Timothy D Colgan, Kelly L Walton, Paul Gregorevic and Craig A Harrison

6. Adipokinesin healthy skeletal muscle and metabolic disease; ChantalA Coles 

7. Role of growth factors in modulation of themicrovasculature in adult skeletal muscle; Gayle M Smythe