Organization theory is a discipline on the boundary between economics of organizations, sociology of organizations, management and political science. She is interested in organizations, both commercial and non-commercial, in all their diversity (company, hospital, union, organization, administration, conventions). It analyzes their functioning, structure and development for the purpose of...

Growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL), and somatolactin (SL) are members of GH/PRL superfamily. These hormones are involved in the regulation of an array of physiological processes, including growth, lactation, and osmoregulation. While recent evidence has shown the GH, PRL, and SL gene transcripts and protein products are expressed during early zebraWsh development, their functions at this time...

OBJECTIVE To determine the role of growth hormone (GH) in the development of diabetic retinopathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Medical records of 1,423 patients who had undergone insulin tolerance tests (1976-1991) at the Mayo Clinic were examined, and diabetic subjects were identified as either GH-deficient (GH increment after hypoglycemia < 5 micrograms/L and peak < 10 micrograms/L) or GH-s...

Growth hormone (GH) treatment has been increasingly widely used for children with GH deficiencies as the survival rate of pediatric patients with malignancies has increased. Both GH and insulin-like growth factor-I have mitogenic and antiapoptotic activity, prompting concern that GH treatment may be associated with tumor development. In this review, the authors examined the relationship between...

This brief review will summarize evidence that growth hormone (GH) plays a physiological role in the control of male reproductive development and function, while excessive release of GH can interfere with male sexual behavior and fertility. An attempt will also be made to put this information in the broader context of interactions between the somatotropic and the hypothalamic-pituitarytesticula...

At the close of World War II, “development” began to evolve along two paths. On the first path, scholars aimed to generate theoretical understandings of social change, especially at the national level (development studies). On the second path, policy makers in governments and other developmentfocused organizations initiated actions to promote positive social change, especially in poor or war-to...

Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is essential for normal intrauterine and postnatal growth and development. Using the Cre/loxP-induced conditional knockout system, we have established a liver-specific IGF-I-deficient (LID) mouse model. Circulating IGF-I levels were decreased by approximately 75% without any apparent effect on their growth and development. To determine the role of extra-hepa...