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Ch. 1 The Biochemistry and Function of Calciotropic Hormones 1
Ch. 2 Cardiovascular Actions of Parathyroid Hormone 45
Ch. 3 The Modulation of Voltage-Dependent Ca[superscript ++] Channels in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Ventricular Myocytes by Parathyroid Hormone 79
Ch. 4 Role of the Parathyroid Gland in Experimental Hypertension 103
Ch. 5 Parathyroid Hypertensive Factor - A New Hypertensive Hormone from the Parathyroid Gland 111
Ch. 6 Local Expression and Action of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein in the Cardiovascular System 131
Ch. 7 Vascular Actions of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D[subscript 1] 175
Ch. 8 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D[subscript 1] and Cardiac Muscle Structure and Function 191
Ch. 9 Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Cardiovascular Disease 213
Ch. 10 Cardiovascular Actions of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide 239
Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Actions of Some Steroid Hormones 253
Ch. 12 The Vasculature as an Insulin-Sensitive Tissue: Implications of Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factors in Hypertension, Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, and Arterial Smooth Muscle Growth 275
Ch. 13 Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Human Hypertension 295
Epilogue 321
Index 323