The Endocrine System in Sports and Exercise

List of Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
1 Introduction.
2 Basic Principles and Mechanisms of Endocrinology.
3 Exercise Testing: A Bridge Between the High-Tech and TheHuman--The Need for Innovative Technologies.
4 Measurement of Peptide Hormones.
5 Analysis of Low Molecular Weight Substances in DopingControl.
6 The Reproductive Axis.
7 Growth Hormone Variants and Human Exercise.
8 Growth Hormone Binding Proteins.
9 Resistance Exercise: Acute and Chronic Changes in GrowthHormone Concentrations.
10 The Growth Hormone Response to Acute and Chronic AerobicExercise.
11 Proopiomelanocortin and Exercise.
12 Introduction to the Insulin-like Growth Factor SignallingSystem.
13 Exercise, Training and the GH-IGF-I Axis.
14 The Role of MGF and other IGF-I Splice Variants in MuscleMaintenance and Hypertrophy.
15 Adrenal Gland: Fight or Flight Implications for Exercise andSports.
16 The Adrenal Medulla: Proenkephalins and Exercise Stress.
17 Exercise and the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis.
18 Influence of Energy Availability on LH Pulsatility andMenstrual Cyclicity.
19 Oral Contraceptive Use and Physical Performance.
20 Energy Balance and Exercise-Associated Menstrual CycleDisturbances: Practical and Clinical Considerations.
21 Regulation of Testicular Function: Changes in ReproductiveHormones During Exercise, Recovery, Nutritional Deprivation, andIllness.
22 Hormonal and Growth Factor Related Mechanisms Involved in theAdaptation of Skeletal Muscle to Exercise.
23 Resistance Exercise and Testosterone.
24 Exercise Response of Beta-Endorphin and Cortisol:Implications on Immune Function.
25 Neuroendocrine Modulation of the Immune System with Exerciseand Muscle Damage.
26 The Impact of Exercise on Immunity: The Role ofNeuroendocrine-Immune Communications.
27 Exercise Regulation of Insulin Action in Skeletal Muscle.
28 Hormone and Exercise-Induced Modulation of BoneMetabolism.
29 Diet and Hormonal Responses: Potential Impact on BodyComposition.
30 Neurohumoral Responses and Adaptations During Rest andExercise at Altitude.
31 Neuroendocrine Influences on Temperature Regulation in HotEnvironments.
32 Alterations in Arginine Vasopressin with Exercise,Environmental Stress and Other Modifying Factors.
33 Human Endocrine Responses to Exercise-Cold Stress.
34 Growth, Maturation, and Hormonal Changes During Puberty:Influence of Sport Training.
35 Effects of Testosterone and Related Androgens on AthleticPerformance in Men.
36 Growth Hormone and Sport.
37 Endocrinology of Overtraining.
38 Endocrinology of Sport Competition.
Index