Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1943
451 pages
978-0-08-086598-0 (ISBN)
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- Cover
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Choline"Chemistry and Significance as a Dietary Factor
- I. Introduction
- II. Discovery, Nomenclature, Constitution, and Synthesis
- III. Properties of Choline and Its More Important Salts
- IV. Detection and Estimation of Choline
- V. Choline as a Dietary Factor
- VI. The Lipotropic Effect of Proteins and Amino Acids
- VII. Intermediary Metabolism of Choline and Other Lipotropic Factors
- VIII. The Vitamin B Complex and the Lipotropic Factors
- IX. The Relation of Choline and the Other Lipotropic Factors to the Kidney
- X. The Lipotropic Factors and Cirrhosis of the Liver Produced by Dietary Means
- XI. Choline and Hyperplasia of the Forestomach in Rats
- XII. Choline, Butter Yellow, and Hepatic Tumors
- XIII. The Relation of Choline and the Other Lipotropic Factors to Avian Nutrition
- XIV. The Preliminary Work on Acetylcholine Production
- XV. The Influence of Choline on Lactation
- XVI. The Effect of Choline on Blood Cholesterol and Experimental Atherosclerosis
- XVII. The Question of Lipotropic Factors Other Than Cholin in Pancreas and Pancreatic Juice
- XVIII. Choline Biosynthesis
- XIX. The Mechanism of the Lipotropic Action of Choline and Other Substances
- References
- Chapter 2. The Appraisal of Nutritional States
- A. Introduction
- B. Prevalence of Malnutrition
- C. Factors Contributing to Nutritional Failure
- D. The Recognition of Nutritional Inadequacy
- E. Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. Physical Methods for the Identification and Assay of Vitamins and Hormones
- I. Introduction
- II. Adsorption Spectrophotometry
- III. Colorimetry
- IV. Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- V. Fluorophotometry
- VI. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. The Chemical and Physiological Relationship Between Vitamins and Amino Acids
- I. Introduction
- II. Chemical Relationships between Vitamins and Amino Acid
- III. General Physiological Relationships between Vitamins and Proteins
- IV. Specific Physiological Relationships Between Vitamins and Proteins
- V. Specific Physiological Relationships Between Vitamins and Amino-Acidogenic Hormones
- VI. Specific Physiological Relationship Between Vitamins, Amino Acids and Their Simple Derivatives
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. The Photoreceptor Function of the Carotenoids and Vitamins A
- I. Introduction
- II. Carotenoids in Light-Sensitive Structures
- III. Functions of Carotenoide in Plants
- IV. Phototactic Systems of Protista
- Astaxanthin
- V. Photokinetic Systems of Lower Invertebrates
- VI. Invertebrate and Vertebrate Eyes
- the Vitamins A
- VII. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. The Significance of the Vitamin Content of Tissues
- I. Introduction
- II. General Distribution in the Tissues of Various Organisms
- III. Distribution of Vitamins in the Tissues of Mammals
- IV. Significance of Distribution with Regard to the Functioning of the Respective Vitamins
- V. General Observations
- References
- Chapter 7. Growth-Factors for Protozoa
- I. Introduction
- II. The Basal Medium
- III. Thiamin
- IV. Riboflavin
- V. Pyridoxin
- VI. Pantothenic Acid
- VII. Other Vitamins of the B-Complex
- VIII. Ascorbic Acid
- IX. Sterols
- X. Hematin and Related Substances
- XI. Unidentified Growth-Factors
- XII. Factors Inducing Excystment
- XIII. Miscellaneous Growth Stimulants
- XIV. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 8. Physiology of AntI-Pernicious Anemia Material
- I. Clinical Aspects of Pernicious Anemia
- II. The Effect of Anti-Pernicious Anemia on the Blood
- III. The Effect of the Anti-Pernicious Anemia Material on Other Manifestations of the Disease
- IV. Effects of Anti-Pernicious Anemia Material on Normal Man and Animals
- V. Effect of Anti-Pernicious Anemia Material in Disorders of Man Other than Pernicious Anemia
- VI. The Formation of the Anti-Pernicious Material
- VII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 9. The Intermediate Metabolism of the Sex Hormones
- I. Introduction
- II. Progesterone (C21 Steroids) Metabolism
- III. Tosterone and Androgen Metabolism (C19 Steroids)
- IV. Common Features of Progesterone and Testosterone Metabolism
- V. Chemical Transformations of Sex Hormones in vitro
- VI. Estrogen Metabolism
- VII. Origin and Interrelationships of the Steroidal Hormones
- References
- Chapter 10. The Hormones of the Adrenal Cortex
- I. Introduction
- II. Summary of Substances Isolated in a State of Purity from the Adrenal Cortex
- III. Determination of Constitution and Configuration and Reciprocal Interconversions
- IV. Partial Synthesis of the Natural and Related Steroids
- V. Amorphous Fractions with Higher Activity
- VI. Constitution and Biological Activity
- References
- Index
