Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Cellular signalling : peptide hormones and growth factors / Barry I. Posner and Stephane A. Laporte -- chapter 2. Neuroendocrine control of energy homeostasis : update on new insights / Satya P. Kalra and Pushpa S. Kalra -- chapter 3. Reproductive behaviors : new developments in concepts and in molecular mechanisms / Zachary M. Weil, Gen Murakami and Donald W. Pfaff -- chapter 4. Interactions betwen the immune and neuroendocrine systems / Serge Rivest -- chapter 5. Physiological roles of the kisspeptin/GPR54 system in the neuroendocrine control of reproduction / Rafael Pineda [and others] -- chapter 6. Regulation of complex pulsatile and rhythmic neuroendocrine systems : the male gonadal axis as a prototype / Johannes D. Veldhuis, Daniel M. Keenan and Steven M. Pincus -- chapter 7. Physiological significance of the rhythmic section of hypothalamic and pituitary hormones / Earn-Hui Gan and Richard Quinton -- chapter 8. Melatonin : a multitasking molecule / Russel J. Reiter, Dun-Xian Tan and Lorena Fuentes-Broto -- chapter 9. Modulation of steroid hormone receptor activity / Vladimir Stanišić, David M. Lonard and Bert W. O'Malley -- chapter 10. The intracrine sex steroid biosynthesis pathways / Van Luu-The and Fernand Labrie -- chapter 11. Steroidogenic enzymes in the brain : morphological aspects / Georges Pelletier -- chapter 12. The multiple roles of estrogens and the enzyme aromatase / Wah Chin Boon, Jenny D.Y. Chow and Evan R. Simpson -- chapter 13. ER[beta] in CNS : new roles in development and function / Xiaotang Fan [and others] -- chapter 14. Interactions of estradiol and insulin-like growth factor-I signalling in the nervous system : new advances / Luis M. Garcia-Segura, María-Angeles Arévalo and Iñigo Azcoitia -- chapter 15. A hormonal contraceptive for men : how close are we? / Ilpo Huhtaniemi.

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.

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