Cortisol : Physiology, Regulation and Health Implications /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Esposito, Alonzo, Bianchi, Vito, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2012.
Colección:Human anatomy and physiology series.
Temas:
Hydrocortisone.
Hydrocortisone
MEDICAL > Biochemistry.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cortisol physiology, regulation and health implications
  • cortisol physiology, regulation and health implications
  • contents
  • preface
  • cortisol transport across biological barriers
  • abstract
  • transport of cortisol across the blood-brain barrier: the controversy about p-glycoprotein
  • depression: therapeutic strategies related to cortisol
  • effect of cortisol on the permability of biological membranes
  • conclusion
  • acknowledgments
  • references
  • cortisol: physiology, regulation and health implications
  • abstract
  • introduction
  • What Is Cortisol?What Is Stress?
  • HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS: IN TIMES OF STRESS AND REST
  • HPA Axis in Times of Stress
  • HPA Axis in Times of Rest
  • GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR TYPES
  • Role of the Genomic MR and GR Receptors
  • Role of the Non-Genomic MR and GR-Like Receptors
  • MODES OF CORTISOL ACTION
  • EFFECTS OF CORTISOL ON THE BODY AND MIND
  • Immune System â€? Inflammatory Cytokines
  • Cognition
  • Learning and Memory
  • Emotion
  • Subjective Psychological Distress and Physiological Stress Response
  • Maladaptive Effects of Cortisol REGULATORY MECHANISMS
  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala
  • Prefrontal Cortex
  • INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • HEIGHTENED ENDOCRINE RESPONSES TO DAILY LIFE STRESSORS IN HEALTHY WOMEN AT FAMILIAL RISK FOR BREAST CANCER
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • NATURAL EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO STUDYING STRESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
  • EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR THIS STUDY
  • ENDOCRINE MEASURES AND DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOL
  • Procedures
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • REACTIVITY TO WORK STRESSORS: PRINCIPAL FINDINGS
  • Cortisol Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
  • REPRODUCIBILITY OF THE HEIGHTENED REACTIVITY RESPONSE TO WORK STRESSORS
  • Cortisol
  • Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, BREAST CANCER RISK AND CORTISOL REACTIVITY
  • DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES OF CORTISOL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO NATURAL DISASTERS
  • ABSTRACT
  • STRESS REACTIONS IN ADULTS
  • STRESS REACTIONS IN CHILDREN
  • DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS
  • SOCIAL FACTORS
  • SEX DIFFERENCES
  • CASE STUDY: HURRICANE KATRINA Psychophysical Reactions
  • Maternal Factors
  • Sex Differences
  • Other Social Factors
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • CORTISOL-CORTISONE SHUTTLE: A FUNCTIONAL INDICATOR OF 11Î?-HSD ACTIVITY
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. CCR IN GLUCOCORTICOID THERAPY
  • 2. ELEVATED FETAL CCR
  • 3. CCR IN ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE
  • 4. CCR IN ACUTE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (PTB)
  • 5. CCR IN SMALL GESTATIONAL AGE CHILDREN (SGA)
  • 6. CCR IN GROWTH HORMONE (GH) REPLACEMENT THERAPY

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