Handbook of physiology a critical, comprehensive presentation of physiological knowledge and concepts Section 7, Endocrinology. Volume VI, Adrenal gland /

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Autor Corporativo: American Physiological Society (Editor)
Otros Autores: Greep, Roy O. (Editor), Astwood, Edwin B. (Editor), Blaschko, Hermann (Editor), Sayers, George (Editor), Smith, A. David (Editor), Geiger, Stephen R. (Editor)
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Publicado: Washington, D.C. : American Physiological Society, 1975.
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  • Volumen VI Adrenal gland. ADRENAL CORTEX
  • History of the adrenal cortex
  • Morphology
  • Zonation of the mammalian adrenal cortex
  • Ultrastructure of the mammalian adrenal cortex in relation to secretory function
  • Biosynthesis and Function
  • Regulation of the secretory activity of the adrenal cortex: cortisol and corticosterone
  • Biosynthesis of corticosteroids
  • Theories on the mode of action of ACTH in stimulating secretory activity of the adrenal cortex
  • Regulation of aldosterone secretion
  • Development
  • The fetal adrenal cortex
  • Binding to Plasma Proteins
  • Binding of corticosteroids by plasma proteins
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Circadian rhythm: man and animals
  • Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats
  • Influences of corticosteroids on protein and carbohydrate metabolism
  • Glucocorticoid effects on lipid mobilization and adipose tissue metabolism
  • Electrolytes
  • Effect of corticosteroids on water and electrolyte metabolism
  • Target Organs, Tissues, and Cells
  • Corticosteroids and circulatory function
  • The role of adrenal corticosteroids in sensory processes
  • Corticosteroids and lymphoid tissue
  • Corticosteroids and skeletal muscle
  • Corticosteroids, inflammation, and connective tissue
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pathophysiology of syndromes of cortisol excess in man
  • ADRENAL MEDULLA
  • Morphology
  • Blood supply of the adrenal gland
  • Ultrastructure of the chromaffin cell
  • Composition of the Chromaffin Cell
  • Physiological mechanisms controlling secretory activity of adrenal medulla
  • The chromaffin granule and the storage of catecholamines
  • Biosynthesis of the catecholamines
  • Control of the biosynthesis of adrenal catecholamines by the adrenal medulla
  • Release of the Hormones
  • Secretomotor control of adrenal medullary secretion: synaptic, membrane, and ionic events in stimulus-secretion coupling
  • Mechanism of secretion of catecholamines from adrenal medulla
  • Catecholamines in blood
  • Physiological Role of Catecholamines
  • Adrenergic receptors
  • Catecholamines and the cardiovascular system
  • Reflex respiratory effects of circulating catecholamines
  • Action of catecholamines on bronchial smooth muscle
  • Role of circulating catecholamines in the gastrointestinal tract
  • Action of catecholamines on skeletal muscle
  • Catecholamines in relation to the eye
  • Catecholamines and control of sweat glands
  • Effects of epinephrine on glycogenolysis and myocardial contractility
  • Role of the adrenal medulla in adaptation to cold
  • Influence of circulating catecholamines on the central nervous system
  • Catechol-O-methyltransferase and other O-methyltransferases
  • Monoamine oxidase
  • The metabolism of circulating catecholamines
  • Uptake of circulating catecholamines into tissues
  • Index
  • Volumen IV The pituitary gland and its neoendocrine control, part 1. MORPHOLOGY OF THE HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSIAL COMPLEX
  • Anatomy of the endocrine hypothalamus
  • Nervous and vascular supply of the pituitary gland
  • Functional cytology of the hypophysial pars distalis and pars intermedia
  • Neurosecretion and the functional structure of the neurohypophysis
  • THE NEUROHYPOPHYSIS
  • History of neurohypophysial research
  • Chemistry, Synthesis, and Storage of Neurohypophysial Hormones
  • Chemistry of the neurohypophysial hormones: an example of molecular evolution
  • Genetic control of the production of posterior pituitary principles
  • Neurophysins
  • Release and Metabolism of Neurohypophysial Hormones
  • Mechanism of release of neurohypophysial hormones: stimulus-secretion coupling
  • Osmotic influences on the release of vasopressin
  • Blood pressure, blood volume, and the release of vasopressin
  • Stimuli that cause the release of oxytocin
  • Central pathways for neurohypophysial hormone release
  • Metabolism of the neurohypophysial hormones
  • Responses to Neurohypophysial Hormones
  • Cardiovascular responses to neurohypophysial hormones
  • The mammalian antidiuretic response
  • Effects of neurohypophysial hormones on the myometrium
  • Milk ejection
  • Actions of neurohypophysial hormones in fishes
  • Actions of neurohypophysial peptides in amphibians, reptiles, and birds
  • Index
  • Volumen IV The pituitary gland and its neoendocrine control, part 2. THE ADENOHYPOPHYSIS
  • History of research on anterior hypophysial hormones
  • Chemistry of Adenohypophysial Hormones
  • Relations between chemical structure and function of adrenocorticotropin and melanocyte-stimulating hormones
  • Chemistry of growth hormone
  • Chemistry of thyroid-stimulating hormone
  • Chemistry of ovine prolactin
  • Chemistry of pituitary gonadotrophins
  • Actions of Adenohypophysial Hormones
  • Physiological actions of adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • Effect of growth hormone on cell and somatic growth
  • Growth hormone and protein metabolism
  • Growth hormone and lipid metabolism
  • Actions of growth hormone on carbohydrate metabolism
  • Physiological actions of prolactin
  • Role of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone in follicular development and ovulation
  • Hormonal control of testicular function in mammals
  • Actions of melanocyte-stimulating hormone
  • Secretion and Regulation of Adenohypophysial Hormones
  • Stimulation and inhibition of adrenocorticotropin release
  • Regulation of somatotrophic hormone secretion
  • Control of thyrotrophin secretion
  • Prolactin: its secretion and control
  • Regulation of secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
  • Pineal regulation of hypothalamicopituitary axis: gonadotrophins
  • Regulation of melanocyte-stimulating hormone release
  • Chemistry of hypothalamic hypophysiotropic factors
  • Index
  • Volumen II Female reproductive system, part 1 Central Nervous System-Pituitary-Ovarian Interrelationships
  • Endocrinology of puberty
  • Sex steroid regulation of reproductive neuroendocrine processes
  • The influence of photoperiods on reproductive functions in female mammals
  • The effect of light on avian reproductive activity
  • The role of olfaction in mammalian reproduction
  • Mechanisms controlling ovulation in small mammals
  • Occurrence, control, and induction of ovulation in pigs, sheep, and cows
  • Control of luteal function in mammals
  • Effect of Hormones on Sexual Behavior
  • Hormonal influences on sexually dimorphic behavior
  • The effects of hormones on sexual behavior in female cat and rhesus monkey
  • Hormonal regulation of sexual behavior in polyestrous mammals common to the laboratory
  • Ovary
  • Blood and lymph vascular systems of the ovary
  • Fine structure of mammalian oocytes and ova
  • The effects of ionizing radiation on the mammalian ovary with particular reference to oogenesis
  • Gonadotrophin-induced hormone secretion and structural changes in the ovary during the nonpregnant reproductive cycle
  • Some comparative aspects of the mammalian ovary
  • Normal and induced ovulation in human
  • Mechanism of mammalian ovulation
  • Secretion and function of ovarian estrogens
  • The biosynthesis of estrogens
  • Metabolic aspects of estrogens in man
  • Estrogen binding and control of gene expression in the uterus
  • Biosynthesis of progesterone
  • The physiology of progesterone
  • The metabolic influence of progesterone
  • The mechanism of action of progesterone
  • Hormone secretion by the normal human ovary
  • Role of extraglandular estrogen in human endocrinology
  • Protein binding and radioimmunoassay of estrogens and progestins
  • Index