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General, comparative and clinical endocrinology of the adrenal cortex. Volume 2 /
General, Comparative and Clinical Endocrinology of the Adrenal Cortex.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, England ; New York, New York :
Academic Press,
1978.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Volume I; Contents of Volume III; Chapter 1: The Structure of the Mammalian Adrenal Cortex; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 3 General structure of the normal adult, Eutheria; 4 Metatheria; 5 General features of cell organelles of the mammalian adrenal cortex (Table X); 6 Cytochemistry and autoradiography at the ultrastructural level; 7 The embryonic mammalian adrenal cortex: morphology and cytochemistry; 8 The fetal or transient cortex and the X zone.
- 9 Cytophysiology of the mammalian adrenal cortex10 Stimulation in experimental hypoadrenocorticism; 11 Problems associated with the structure of the mammalian adrenal cortex; 12 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Chapter 2: Steroidogenesis in the Zones of the Mammalian Adrenal Cortex; Publisher Summary; 1. Introduction; 2 Glucocorticoids; 3 Mineralocorticoids: acute factors affecting secretion; 4 Mineralocorticoids: chronic factors affecting secretion; 5 The renin-angiotensin system; 6 Functional aspects of adrenocortical zonation; 7 Inner zone function; 8 Metatheria.
- 9 Adrenocortical sex steroids and gonadotropinsAcknowledgements; Chapter 3: Catabolism of the Adrenocortical Hormones; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Catabolic transformations; 3 Catabolism of specific hormones; Chapter 4: The Adrenal Gland in Reptilia; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 General morphology; 3 Histology; 4 Ultrastructure; 5 Seasonal changes; 6 The pituitary-adrenal axis; 7 The hypothalamo-hypophysial axis; Part 2: PHYSIOLOGY; Publisher Summary; 1 Adrenocortical control mechanisms; 2 Corticomedullary relationships; 3 Water and electrolyte balance.
- 4 Protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolismChapter 5: The Adrenal Cortex of Amphibia; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Structure of the adrenal islets; 3 Functions of adrenocortical secretions; Acknowledgements; Chapter 6: The Actions of Aldosterone; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Effects and actions of aldosterone; 3 Mechanism of action of aldosterone; 4 Conclusion; Chapter 7: Aldosterone Secretion and its Clinical Disorders; Publisher Summary; PART I. CONTROL OF ALDOSTERONE SECRETION; 1 Controlling factors; 2 Physiological variations in aldosterone secretion.
- PART II DISORDERS OF ALDOSTERONE SECRETIONSubject Index; Author Index.