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Vitamins and hormones : advances in research and applications. Volume 43 /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Orlando, FL :
Academic Press,
1986.
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| Colección: | Vitamins and hormones ;
43 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Vitamins and Hormones, Volume 43; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Energy Balance in Human Beings: The Problems of Plenitude; I. Introduction; II. Elements of Normal Energy Balance; III. Increased Facultative Thermogenesis in Normal Man; IV. Situations in Which Thermogenesis May Be Reduced in Normal-Weight Individuals; V. Factors Promoting Weight Gain and Persistence of Obesity; VI. The Need for Improved Characterization of Obesity in Human Beings; VII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Note Added in Proof.
- Chapter 2. Genetic Defects in Vitamin Utilization. Part I: General Aspects and Fat-Soluble VitaminsI. Introduction; II. Fat-Soluble Vitamins; References; Chapter 3. Hormonal Control of Sexual Development; I. Introduction; II. Formation a Metabolism of Gonadal Steroids in Males; III. Anatomical Aspects of Mammalian Sexual Differentiation; IV. Hormonal Regulation of Male Phenotypic Development; V. Possible Role of Hormones in Normal Female Development; VI. Feminizing States in Males; VII. Summary; References.
- Chapter 4. The Hormonal Regulation of Prolactin Gene Expression: An Examination of Mechanisms Controlling Prolactin Synthesis and the Possible Relationship of Estrogen to These MechanismsI. Introduction; II. Molecular Nature of the Prolactin Gene; III. Regulation of Prolactin Synthesis by Estrogen; IV. Regulation of Prolactin Synthesis by Other Factors: A Brief Discussion; V. Possible Estrogenic Modulation of Regulation of Prolactin Synthesis by Other Factors; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Hormonal Regulation in In Vitro Fertilization; I. Introduction; II. Impetus from the First Success.
- III. Indications for in Vitro FertilizationIV. Indications for Variations in the Basic Procedure; V. The Problem of Ovarian Inaccessibility; VI. Effect of Age; VII. Procedures of in Vitro Fertilization; References; Chapter 6. Intracellular Processing and Secretion of Parathyroid Gland Proteins; I. Introduction; II. Calcium Homeostasis; III. Biochemistry and Physiology of Parathyroid Hormone; IV. Parathyroid Secretory Protein-I (SP-I) and Adrenal Chromogranin A; References; Index.