Vitamins and hormones : advances in research and applications. Volume 52 /

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. In the early days of the Serial, the subjects of vitamins and hormones were quite distinct. Now, new discoveries have proved that several of the vitamins function as hormones and many of the sub...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Litwack, Gerald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �1996.
Colección:Vitamins and hormones ; 52.
Temas:
Vitamins > Research.
Hormones > Research.
Hormones > Recherche.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
Hormones > Research
Vitamins > Research
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  • Front Cover; Vitamins and Hormones: Advances in Research and Applications; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Vitamins C and E and LDL Oxidation; I. Introduction; II. Mechanisms of LDL Oxidation; III. Antioxidant Protection of LDL by Vitamin C; IV. LDL Oxidation and Vitamin E; V. Trials of in Vivo Antioxidant Supplementation; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Antioxidant Vitamins and Human Immune Responses; I. Introduction; II. Free Radicals; III. Essential Micronutrients with Antioxidant Activities; IV. Immune Functions; V. Free Radicals and Immune Cell Function.
  • VI. Clinical Examples of the Interactions of Free Radicals, Antioxidants, and Immune FunctionVII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Cytokine Regulation of Bone Cell Differentiation; I. Introduction; II. Osteoblasts; III. Osteoclasts; IV. Summary; References; Chapter 4. The Molecular Pharmacology of Ovarian Steroid Receptors; I. Introduction; II. The Mechanism of Action of Estrogen and Progesterone; III. Steroid Hormone Receptor Antagonists; IV. Final Comments; References; Chapter 5. Signal Transduction Pathways Combining Peptide Hormones and Steroidogenesis; I. Introduction.
  • II. Acute Action of Peptide Hormones on SteroidogenesisIII. Chronic Action of Peptide Hormones on Steroidogenesis; IV. Conclusions and Future Directions; References; Chapter 6. The Roles of 14-3-3 Proteins in Signal Transduction; I. Introduction; II. 14-3-3 Sequence and Structure Analysis; III. Regulation of Cellular Processes by 14-3-3 Proteins; IV. 14-3-3 Proteins and Protein Kinases; V. Roles of 14-3-3 Proteins in Signal Transduction Pathways; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Physiological Roles for Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein: Lessons from Gene Knockout Mice.
  • I. IntroductionII. Strategy for Generating PTHrP-Negative Mice; III. The PTHrP-Negative Phenotype; IV. Summary; References; Index.

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