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Hormones

Anthony W. Norman, Gerald Litwack

Academic Press, c1997

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The newly revised and updated Hormones, Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of human hormones, viewed in light of modern theories of hormone action and in the context of current understanding of subcellular and cellular architecture and classical organ physiology. Each chapter presents a physiological description of the hormone system under consideration, followed by a listing of the mode-of-action of the hormone. This book includes significant advances in the molecular biology of receptors, hormones, and studies of hormone action that have transpired over the past five years. The text updates the material on enzymes related to steroid metabolism and new hormone systems, as well as providing a new chapter on hormones and cancer.

Table of Contents

General Considerations of Hormones.Steroid Hormones: Chemistry, Biosynthesis, and Metabolism.Hypothalamic Releasing Hormones.Posterior Pituitary Hormones.Anterior Pituitary Hormones.Thyroid Hormones.Pancreatic Hormones: Insulin and Glucagon.Gastrointestinal Hormones.Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin.Adrenal Corticoids.Hormones of the Adrenal Medulla.Androgens.Estrogens and Progestins.Hormones of Pregnancy and Lactation.Hormones Related to the Kidney and Cardiovascular System.Prostaglandins.Thymus Hormones.Pineal Hormones.Cell Growth Factors.Hormones and Cancer.Appendices.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA37682284
  • ISBN
    • 0125214413
  • LCCN
    97080235
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Diego ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 558 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
  • Classification
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