Neuroendocrinology

The Normal Neuroendocrine System

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del 181 i serien Progress in Brain Research

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Beskrivning

Neuroendocrinology is a discipline which originated about 50 years ago as a branch of Endocrinology and that is now strictly linked to neuroscience.

Volumes 181 and 182 of Progress in Brain Research provide a rapid view of the major points presently discussed at biological and clinical levels.

The chapters have been written by top scientists who are directly involved in basic or clinical research and who use the most sophisticated biotechnological techniques.

The volumes cover of the role of genetics in many endocrine-related events, like neuroendocrinological diseases and endocrine depenedent cancers (prostate, breast, etc,). Interesting information is also provided on possibile treatments of neurodegenerative brain diseases (e.g., Alzheimer and similar syndromes).

The best researchers in the field provide their conclusions in the context of the latest experimental results
Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered
Of great value for researchers and experts, but also for students as a background reference

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-05-24
Mått:184 x 260 x 0 mm
Vikt:910 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Progress in Brain Research
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780444536174

Utforska kategorier

Endokrinologi inom Medicin
Neurologi och klinisk neurofysiologi inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Donald W. Pfaff heads the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University. He received his scientific training at Harvard College and MIT. He is a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Pfaff's laboratory focuses on steroid hormones and brain function, genes influencing neuronal functions, and generalized CNS arousal. He is the author or coauthor of over 10 books and more than 900 research publications.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Cellular signalling: peptide hormones and growth factors B.I. Posner and S.A. Laporte (Quebec, Canada) 2. Neuroendocrine control of energy homeostasis: update on new insights S.P. Kalra and P.S. Kalra (Florida, US) 3. Reproductive behaviors: new developments in concepts and in molecular mechanisms Z.M. Weil, G. Murakami and D.W. Pfaff (NY, USA) 4. Interactions between the immune and neuroendocrine systemsS. Rivest (Quebec, Canada) 5. Physiological roles of the kisspeptin/GPR54 system in the neuroendocrine control of reproductionR. Pineda, E. Aguilar, L. Pinilla and M. Tena-Sempere (Córdoba, Spain) 6. Regulation of complex pulsatile and rhythmic neuroendocrine systems: the male gonadal axis as a prototypeJ.D. Veldhuis, D.M. Keenan and S.M. Pincus (Minnesota, Virginia and Connecticut, USA)7. Physiological significance of the rhythmic secretion of hypothalamic and pituitary hormonesE.-H. Gan and R. Quinton (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)8. Melatonin: a multitasking moleculeR.J. Reiter, D.-X. Tan and L. Fuentes-Broto (Texas, USA) 9. Modulation of steroid hormone receptor activityV. Staniši 10. The intracrine sex steroid biosynthesis pathwaysV. Luu-The and F. Labrie (Quebec, Canada) 11. Steroidogenic enzymes in the brain: morphological aspectsG. Pelletier (Quebec, Canada).12. The multiple roles of estrogens and the enzyme aromataseW.C. Boon, J.D.Y. Chow and E.R. Simpson (Victoria, Australia) 13. ERb in CNS: new roles in development and functionX. Fan, H. Xu, M. Warner and J.-Å. Gustafsson (Chongqing, China, Huddinge, Sweden and Texas, USA) 14. Interactions of estradiol and insulin-like growth factor-I signalling in the nervous system: New advancesL.M. Garcia-Segura, M.-A. Ar 15. A hormonal contraceptive for men: how close are we?I. Huhtaniemi (London, UK)