Leading scientists and clinicians create a concise yet comprehensive encyclopedia of the latest scientific and clinical knowledge covering the entire spectrum of endocrinology-from mammalian cells, plants, and insects to animal models and human disease. Their book illuminates the scientific principles underlying all aspects of hormone secretion and hormone action and leads the reader toward a full understanding of the pathogenesis of human endocrine disease. It will be indispensable to physicians and scientists as well as to students who need a high-quality, up-to-date critical survey and reference to endocrinology today.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction to Endocrinology. - 2 Receptors: Molecular Mediators of Hormone Action. - 3 Second Messenger Systems and Signal Transduction Mechanisms. - 4 Steroid Hormones. - 5 Hormone Actions in the Brain. - 6 Peptide Growth Factors. - 7 Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes: Locally Acting Agents. - 8 Cytokines and Endocrine Function. - 9 The Neuroendocrine Immune Interface. - 10 Insect Hormones. - 11 Phytohormones and Signal Transduction in Plants. - 12 Comparative Endocrinology. - 13 Hypothalamic Hormones: GnRH, TRH, GHRH, SRIF, CRH, and Dopamine. - 14 Anterior Pituitary Hormones. - 15 Posterior Pituitary Hormones. - 16 Endocrine Disease: Value for Understanding Hormonal Actions. - 17 Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes in Tumorigenesis of the Endocrine System. - 18 The Pineal Hormone Melatonin. - 19 Thyroid Hormones (T4, T3). - 20 Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone. - 21 The Endocrine System of the Gastrointestinal Tract. - 22 The Endocrine Pancreas: Insulin and Glucagon. - 23 Cardiovascular Hormones. - 24 Adrenal Medulla (Catecholamine and Peptides). - 25 Kidney Hormones: The Kallikrein-Kinin and Renin-Angiotensin Systems. - 26 Reproduction and Fertility. - 27 Regulation of Pregnancy, Parturition, and Lactation.
