title: Growth factors, signal transduction, and cellular responses.
abstract: The extraordinary advances in the field of growth factors and signal transduction have created new and promising therapeutic interventions. We intend to explain the difficult nomenclatures associated with growth factors and their mechanisms of action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI 02908, USA.
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falanga
mesh_terms: D006133:Growth Substances; D006801:Humans; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor