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Hypothalamic hormones /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Li, Choh Hao
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Academic Press, 1979.
Colección:Hormonal proteins and peptides ; v. 7.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Hypothalamic Hormones; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Hypothalamic Peptide Hormones: Basic and Clinical Studies; I. Introduction; II. Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF); III. Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH); IV. Prolactin-Releasing Factor (PRF); V. Prolactin-Release-Inhibiting Factor (PIF); VI. Factors Affecting the Release of Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH); VII. The LH- and FSH-Releasing Hormone (LH-RH/FSH-RH); VIII. Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor (GH-RF)
  • IX. Growth Hormone Release-Inhibiting Hormone (GH-RIH, Somatostatin)Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 2. Gonadoliberin; I. Introduction; II. Extraction and Purification of Gonadoliberin from Different Sources; III. Determination of the Primary Structure of Gonadoliberin; IV. Conformational Studies on Gonadoliberin; V. Chemical Syntheses of Gonadoliberin; VI. Structure-Activity Relationship for Gonadoliberin; VII. Gonadoliberin Biosynthesis and Biodegradation; VIII. Control of Gonadoliberin Release; IX. Biological Effects of Gonadoliberin; X. Bioassay for Gonadoliberin
  • XI. Immunological Studies with GonadoliberinXII. Cellular Mechanism of Action of Gonadoliberin; XIII. Agonist and Antagonist Analogues of Gonadoliberin; XIV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. The Control of Somatotropin Secretion; I. Introduction; II. Secretion Pattern of GH in Different Animal Species; III. Stimuli for GH Secretion; IV. Central Nervous System Control of GH Secretion; V. Feedback Control of GH Secretion; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Mechanisms of Action of Hypothalamic and Peripheral Hormones in the Anterior Pituitary Gland; I. Introduction
  • II. Role of Cyclic AMP in the Action of TRH, LH-RH, and SomatostatinIII. Role of Prostaglandins in Hypothalamic Hormone Action on Adenohypophysis; IV. Adenohypophyseal Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase and Its Substrates; V. Interactions between LH-RH, Sex Steroids, and Inhibin in the Control of LH and FSH Secretion; VI. Antagonism between Estrogens and Thyroid Hormone in the Control of TSH Secretion: Role of TRH Receptors; VII. The Pituitary Dopamine Receptor: Potent Antidopaminergic Activity of Estrogens on Prolactin Secretion; References
  • Chapter 5. Neurosecretion and Neuroendocrinology in Historical PerspectiveI. Introduction; II. Discovery of Neurosecretory Neurons; III. One-Step Neurohormonal Activities; IV. Neuroendocrine Axis; V. Nonneurohormonal Functions of Peptidergic Neurons; VI. Biochemistry of Neurosecretory Products; VII. Developmental Relationships and the APUD Concept; VIII. Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index