Endocrinology
Basic and Clinical Principles
Samenvatting
Maintaining the original goal of the first edition to integrate the basic science of endocrinology with its physiological and clinical principles, this new edition succinctly summarizes in 450 pages the latest findings on hormone secretion and hormone action, as well as all the most recent insights into the physiology and pathophysiology of hormonal disorders. Coverage extends across the entire spectrum of endocrinology-from mammalian cells, plants, and insects to animal models and human diseases-with much increased coverage of diabetes and metabolism. Highlights include cutting-edge discussions of appetite disorders, obesity, reproductive failure, control of thyroid function, hormone action in man and the lower species, and the mechanisms subserving hormone secretion.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction to Endocrinology
P. Michael Conn
Part II. Hormone Secretion and Action
Receptors: Molecular Mediators of Hormone Action
Kelly E. Mayo
Second-Messenger Systems and Signal Transduction Mechanisms
Eliot R. Spindel
Steroid Hormones
Derek Henley, Jonathan Lindzey, and Kenneth S. Korach
Plasma Membrane Receptors for Steroid Hormones in Cell Signaling and Nuclear Function
Richard J. Pietras and Clara M. Szego
Growth Factors
Derek LeRoith and William L. Lowe Jr.
Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes: Locally Acting Agents
John A. McCracken
The Neuroendocrine-Immune Interface
Michael S. Harbuz and Stafford L. Lightman
Part III. Insects/Plants/Comparative
Insect Hormones
Lawrence I. Gilbert
Phytohormones and Signal Transduction Pathways in Plants
William Teale, Ivan Paponov, Olaf Tietz, and Klaus Palme
Comparative Endocrinology
Fredrick Stormshak
Part IV. Hypothalamic-Pituitary
Hypothalamic Hormones: GnRH, TRH, GHRH, SRIF, CRH, and Dopamine
Constantine A. Stratakis and George P. Chrousos
Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Ilan Shimon and Shlomo Melmed
Posterior Pituitary Hormones
Daniel G. Bichet
Endocrine Disease: Value for Understanding Hormonal Actions
Anthony P. Heaney and Glenn D. Braunstein
The Pineal Hormone (Melatonin)
Irina V. Zhdanova and Richard J. Wurtman
Thyroid Hormones (T4, T3)
Takahiko Kogai and Gregory A. Brent
Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone
Geoffrey N. Hendy
Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes in Tumorigenesis of the Endocrine System
Anthony P. Heaney and Shlomo Melmed
Insulin Secretion and Action
Run Yu, Hongxiang Hui, and Shlomo Melmed
Cardiovascular Hormones
Willis K. Samson and Meghan M. Taylor
Adrenal Medulla (Catecholamines and Peptides)
William J. Raum
Hormones of the Kidney
Masashi Mukoyama and Kazuwa Nakao
Reproduction and Fertility
Neena B. Schwartz
Endocrinology of Fat, Metabolism, and Appetite
Rachel L. Batterham and Michael A. Cowley
Endocrinology of the Ovary
Denis Magoffin, Ashim Kumar, Bulent Yildiz, and Ricardo Azziz
The Testis
Amiya Sinha Hikim, Ronald S. Swerdloff, and Christina Wang
Endocrinology of Aging
Steven W. J. Lamberts
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