BIOMEDICAL REVIEWS

An International Journal of Cell Biology of Disease

Editor:

George N. Chaldakov, MD, PhD

Volume 10, 1999

Dedicated to Rita Levi-Montalcini

Nerve Growth Factor in Health and Disease

Volume Editors: Luigi Aloe and George N. Chaldakov

Contents

Scope and Purpose

Biomedical Reviews (ISSN 1310-392X) is an international journal published annually, and includes Review articles and Dance Round (a form of short, position article) focused on updated knowledge in disease-oriented molecular cell biology, presented in concise form.

Editorial Policy

Contributors to Reviews as well as Dance Round are, in general, invited by the Editors and the Editorial Board, but idea proposals for Reviews and Dance Round are welcome. If the proposal is accepted, guidelines for manuscript preparation will be supplied. Prospective authors should send a brief summary, citing key references, including their own, to the Editors or member of the Editorial Board. Submission of completed articles without prior consultation is strongly discouraged. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed by the Editors, Editorial Board members, or other expert reviewers before final decisions regarding publication are made. All material in Biomedical Reviews represents the opinions of the authors and does not reflect opinions of the Publisher, the Editors, the Editorial Board, or the institutions with which the authors are affiliated. The cost of one hundred reprints of each article is covered by the author(s). This charge is necessary to offset increasing costs of publication and postage. Please contact the Editors for subscription and other information.