Endocrinology

Part I.Introduction

1. Introduction to Endocrinology
P. Michael Conn

Part II.Hormone Secretion and Action

2. Receptors
Kelly E. Mayo

3. Second-Messenger Systems and Signal Transduction Mechanisms
Eliot R. Spindel

4. Steroid Hormones
Derek V. Henley, Jonathan Lindzey, Kenneth S. Korach

5. Plasma Membrane Receptors for Steroid Hormones in Cell Signaling and Nuclear Function
Richard J. Pietras, Clara M. Szego

6. Growth Factors
Derek LeRoith, William L. Lowe

7. Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes
John A. McCracken

8. The Neuroendocrine-Immune Interface
Michael S. Harbuz, Stafford L. Lightman

Part III.Insects/Plants/Comparative

9. Insect Hormones
Lawrence I. Gilbert

10. Phytohormones and Signal Transduction Pathways in Plants
William Teale, Ivan Paponov, Olaf Tietz, Klaus Palme

11. Comparative Endocrinology
Fredrick Stormshak

Part IV.Hypothalamic-Pituitary

12. Hypothalamic Hormones
Constantine A. Stratakis, George P. Chrousos

13. Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Ilan Shimon, Shlomo Melmed

14. Posterior Pituitary Hormones
Daniel G. Bichet

15. Endocrine Disease
Anthony P. Heaney, Glenn D. Braunstein

16. The Pineal Hormone (Melatonin)
Irina V. Zhdanova, Richard J. Wurtman

17. Thyroid Hormones (T4, T3)
Takahiko Kogai, Gregory A. Brent

18. Calcium-Regulating Hormones
Geoffrey N. Hendy

19. Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes in Tumorigenesis of the Endocrine System
Anthony P. Heaney, Shlomo Melmed

20. Insulin Secretion and Action
Run Yu, Hongxiang Hui, Shlomo Melmed

21. Cardiovascular Hormones
Willis K. Samson, Meghan M. Taylor

22. Adrenal Medulla (Catecholamines and Peptides)
William J. Raum

23. Hormones of the Kidney
Masashi Mukoyama, Kazuwa Nakao

24. Reproduction and Fertility
Neena B. Schwartz

25. Endocrinology of Fat, Metabolism, and Appetite
Rachel L. Batterham, Michael A. Cowley

26. Endocrinology of the Ovary
Denis Magoffin, Ashim Kumar, Bulent Yildiz, Ricardo Azziz

27. The Testis
Amiya Sinha Hikim, Ronald S. Swerdloff, Christina Wang

28. Endocrinology of Aging
Steven W. J. Lamberts

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Keywords: MEDICAL / Public Health MED078000