Title | The Year in Endocrinology 1977 [electronic resource] / edited by Sidney H. Ingbar |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1978 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2502-4 |
Descript | XVII, 399 p. online resource |
1 Hypothalamus -- 1.1. Hormones in Brain -- 1.2. Hormones in Pituitary Blood -- 1.3. Factors Involved in Brain Androgenization -- 1.4. Melatonin -- 1.5. Clinical Neuroendocrinology -- Addendum -- References -- 2 Anterior Pituitary -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Corticotropin-Related Peptides -- 2.3 Thyrotropin -- 2.4. Gonadotropins -- 2.5. Prolactin -- 2.6. Growth Hormone -- 2.7. Somatomedins -- References -- 3 The Thyroid -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Interrelationships -- 3.3. Thyroid Hormones -- 3.4. Mechanisms of Thyroid Hormone Action -- 3.5. Clinical Thyroidology -- References -- 4 Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin -- 4.1. Parathyroid Hormone -- 4.2. Calcitonin -- References -- 5 The Adrenal Cortex -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. ACTH: Structure and Function -- 5.3. Cyclic Nucleotides in the Adrenal -- 5.4. Adrenal Metabolism -- 5.5. Regulation of Normal Adrenal Growth -- 5.6. Abnormal Adrenal Function -- References -- 6 Aldosterone and the Renin-Angiotensin System -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. The Renin-Angiotensin System -- 6.3. Aldosterone and the Mineralocorticoid Hormones -- References -- 7 Vasopressin and Water Metabolism -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Physiology -- 7.3. Pathology -- References -- 8 The Ovary -- 8.1. Secondary Amenorrhea -- 8.2. Hyperprolactinemic Amenorrhea -- 8.3. Post-Pill Amenorrhea -- 8.4. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- 8.5. Menstrual Cycle Progesterone -- 8.6. Estrogens and the Adrenal -- 8.7. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin -- References -- 9 The Testis -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Intrauterine and Neonatal Function -- 9.3. Puberty -- 9.4. Adult Physiology -- 9.5. Adult Pathophysiology -- 9.6. Influence of Other Diseases on Testicular Function -- 9.7. The H-Y Antigen -- References -- 10 The Sympathoadrenal System -- 10.1. Introduction: Regulation of the Sympathoadrenal System -- 10.2. The Sympathoadrenal System and the Integration of Endocrine Responses -- 10.3. Catecholamines and Essential Hypertension -- 10.4. Update of Previously Reviewed Subjects -- References -- 11 Autoimmunity in Endocrine Disease -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Basic Considerations -- 11.3. Autoimmunity and the Thyroid -- 11.4. Autoimmunity and the Pancreas -- 11.5. Autoimmunity and the Adrenal -- 11.6. Autoimmunity and the Gonad -- 11.7. Autoimmunity and the Parathyroids -- 11.8. Autoimmunity and the Pituitary -- 11.9. Conclusions -- References