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Vitamins and hormones : advances in research and applications. Volume 15 /
VITAMINS AND HORMONES V15.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1957.
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| Colección: | Vitamins and hormones ;
v. 15. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Vitamins and Hormones, Volume XV; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume XV; Editors' Preface; Chapter 1. Chemistry of Vitamin B12; I. Introduction; II. Isolation; III. Physical Properties; IV. Structural Investigation; V. Reactions of Vitamin B12; VI. Biogenesis of Vitamin B12; VII. Compounds Related to Vitamin E12; VIII. Biosynthesis of Vitamin B12 and Related Substances; IX. Chemical Determination of Vitamin B12; References; Chapter 2. Total Syntheses of Carotenoids; I. Introduction; II. Schemes of the Syntheses of Carotenoids; III. Carotenoid Hydrocarbons
- IV. Carotenoids Containing Hydroxyl and Carbonyl GroupsV. Carotenoid Carboxylic Acids; VI. Homologs and Isoprenologs of Carotenoid Hydrocarbons; VII. Relation of Vitamin A Activity to the Structure of Carotenoids; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Carnitine; I. Introduction; II. Chemistry of Carnitine; III. Methods of Carnitine Determination; IV. The Carnitine Requirements of Other Insects; V. Specificity of Action; VI. Distribution of Carnitine in Natural Materials; VII. Physiological Function of Carnitine; VIII. Biosynthesis of Carnitine
- IX. Function of Carnitine on the Cellular LevelX. Manifestations of a Carnitine Deficiency in Insects; XI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4.The Biological Synthesis of Cholesterol; I. Introduction; II. Acetate-Squalene; III. Terpenoid Intermediates; IV. Squalene-Lanosterol; V. Identity of the Product of the Squalene Cyclization; VI. Detailed Reaction Mechanism of the Squalene Cyclization; VII. Demethylation of Lanosterol; VIII. C27-Intermediates; IX. General Aspects of Cholesterol Biogenesis; X. Intracellular Distribution of Enzyme Systems; XI. Comparative Aspects; References
- Chapter 5. Adrenaline and NoradrenalineI. Introduction; II. Formation; III. Fate; IV. Actions; V. Estimation; VI. Distribution; VII. Release from the Adrenal Glands; VIII. Release from Adrenergic Nerves; IX. Discussion; References; Chapter 6. The Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone and Their Physiological Significance; I. Introduction; II. Difficulties Encountered in Experiments with Growth Hormone; III. Growth Hormone and Protein Metabolism; IV. Growth Hormone and Fat Metabolism; V. Growth Hormone and Carbohydrate Metabolism
- VI. Interrelationship between Growth Hormone and the Pancreatic Hormones: Glucagon and InsulinVII. Growth Hormone-Enzyme Interrelationship; VIII. Interrelationship of the Various Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone- Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7. Steroids in Human Blood; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. State in Transportation; IV. Observations in Healthy Subjects under Normal Conditions; V. Pathology; VI. Environmental, Experimental, and Therapeutic Interference; VII. Administration of Steroids; VIII. Conclusions; References