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Preface
Contributors
Introduction
1 Introduction to Endocrinology 3
2 Receptors: Molecular Mediators of Hormone Action 9
3 Second Messenger Systems and Signal Transduction Mechanisms 35
4 Steroid Hormones 47
5 Hormone Actions in the Brain 63
6 Peptide Growth Factors 79
7 Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes: Locally Acting Agents 101
8 Cytokines and Endocrine Function 115
9 The Neuroendocrine-Immune Interface 129
10 Insect Hormones 143
11 Phytohormones and Signal Transduction in Plants 153
12 Comparative Endocrinology 165
13 Hypothalamic Hormones: GnRH, TRH, GHRH, SRIF, CRH, and Dopamine 185
14 Anterior Pituitary Hormones 211
15 Posterior Pituitary Hormones 223
16 Endocrine Disease: Value for Understanding Hormonal Actions 249
17 Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes in Tumorigenesis of the Endocrine System 269
18 The Pineal Hormone - Melatonin 279
19 Thyroid Hormones (T[subscript 4], T[subscript 3]) 291
20 Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone 307
21 The Endocrine System of the Gastrointestinal Tract 325
22 The Endocrine Pancreas: Insulin and Glucagon 349
23 Cardiovascular Hormones 361
24 Adrenal Medulla (Catecholamine and Peptides) 377
25 Kidney Hormones: The Kallikrein-Kinin and Renin-Angiotensin Systems 393
26 Reproduction and Fertility 405
27 Regulation of Pregnancy, Parturition, and Lactation 419
Index 437