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Corticotrophin (ACTH) /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Orlando :
Academic Press,
�1987.
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| Colección: | Hormonal proteins and peptides ;
v. 13. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Hormonal Proteins and Peptides: Corticotropin (ACTH); Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. ACTH: Structure-Function Relationship; I. Introduction; II. Structure of ACTH; III. Structure-Function Relationships; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. ACTH Receptors; I. Introduction; II. Detection of ACTH Receptors; III. Characterization of ACTH Receptors in Rat Adrenocortical Cells; IV. ACTH Receptors in Human Adrenocortical Cells; V. ACTH Receptors in Rat Adipocytes; VI. ACTH Receptors in 3T3-L1 Cells; References
- Chapter 3. Biosynthesis of ACTH and Related PeptidesI. Introduction; II. Structure of POMC Gene and Protein in Different Species; III. Distribution and Site of Synthesis of POMC-Derived Peptides; IV. Regulation of Expression of POMC Genes; V. Processing of POMC in the Pituitary and Brain; VI. Processing Pathways of POMC in the Anterior and Neurointermediate Lobes of the Pituitary and the Brain; VII. Approaches to the Identification of Prohormone Processing Enzymes; VIII. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. ACTH and Corticosteroidogenesis; I. Introduction
- II. Production of Steroids by the Adrenal CortexIII. Stimulation of Steroid Synthesis; IV. Site of Action of ACTH in the Steroidogenic Pathway: Cholesterol Transport; V. The Role of Cyclic AMP; VI. The Role of Protein Synthesis; VII. The Role of Phosphorylation; VIII. The Role of Ca2+; IX. The Possible Role of Protein Kinase C; X. The Possible Role of Phospholipids; XI. The Roles of Subcellular Components of the Adrenal Cell; XII. Synthesis and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Effect of ACTH and Other Proopiomelanocortin-Derived Peptides on Aldosterone Secretion
- I. IntroductionII. Aldosterone Biosynthetic Pathway; III. ACTH Action on Aldosterone Biosynthesis; IV. Non-ACTH Pituitary Factors Controlling Aldosterone Secretion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. Behavioral Actions of ACTH and Related Peptides; I. Introduction; II. Stress; III. Opiate-Like Behavioral Effects; IV. Learning, Attention, and Memory; V. Behavioral Studies in Human Beings; VI. Electrophysiological Effects; VII. Developmental Studies: Organizational Influences of Neuropeptides the Brain; VIII. Endogenous Levels; IX. Conclusion; References
- Chapter 7. Regulation of ACTH Secretion and SynthesisI. Introduction; II. Multireceptor Release of ACTH; III. Intracellular Mechanisms of ACTH Release; IV. Inhibition of ACTH Release; V. Interactions of Corticotropin Releasing Factors; VI. Desensitization; VII. The Multireceptor Release of ACTH in Vivo; VIII. Regulation of ACTH Synthesis; IX. Conclusion; References; Index