Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1954
304 pages
978-0-08-086609-3 (ISBN)
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Vitamins and Hormones
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- Cover
- Copyright Page
- Contributors to Volume XII
- Editors' Preface
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Chemistry of Vitamin B12
- I. Introduction
- II. Isolation
- III. Properties
- IV. Structural Investigation
- V. Characterization of the Cobalt Complex
- VI. Pseudovitamin B12 and Related Compounds
- VII. Radioactive Modifications of Vitamin B12
- VIII. Chemical Determination of Vitamin B12
- References
- Chapter 2. The Intestinal Synthesis of Vitamins in the Ruminant
- I. Introduction
- II. The Preruminant Calf
- III. Establishment of Rumen Function
- IV. The Adult Ruminant
- V. Bacteriologic and in Vitro Studies
- VI. The Forms of Vitamins in the Urine of Ruminants
- VII. Vitamin Deficiencies in Adult Ruminants
- VIII. Vitamin B12 and Cobalt in the Nutrition of Ruminants
- IX. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. The Biochemistry and Pathology of Hypervitaminosis A
- I. Introduction
- II. The Hypervitaminosis A Syndrome in Experimental Animals
- III. Hypervitaminosis A in Man
- IV. The Toxic Dose of Vitamin A in Experimental Animals and in Man
- V. The Identity of the Toxic Factor in Vitamin A Concentrates
- VI. Hypercarotenemia and Other Effects of Excess Carotene
- VII. The Interaction of Excess Vitamin A with Thyroxine
- VIII. The Interaction of Excess Vitamin A with Calcium and Phosphorus
- IX. The Interaction of Excess Vitamin A with the Vitamin B-Complex
- X. The Interaction between Excess Vitamin A and Ascorbic Acid
- XI. The Interaction between Excess Vitamin A and Vitamin D
- XII. The Interaction between Excess Vitamin A and Vitamin K
- XIII. The Metabolism of Excess Vitamin A
- XIV. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Vitamin A Requirements of Animal Species
- I. Introduction
- II. Daily Requirements of Individual Species
- III. Comparison of the Requirements of Various Species
- IV. Factors Affecting Vitamin A Requirements
- V. Utilization of Other Forms of Vitamin A
- VI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Disturbances in Nutrition Relating to Liver Disease in Man
- I. Introduction
- II. Nutrition in the Pathogenesis of Liver Disease in Man
- III. Hepatic Coma, a Disturbance of the Intermediary Metabolism of Nutrients
- References
- Chapter 6. Light Regulation of Hormone Secretion
- I. Introduction
- II. Light and Rhythms
- III. Lower Organisms
- IV. Warm-Blooded Animals
- V. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7. Estrogens and Related Substances in Plants
- I. Introduction
- II. Tests on Plant Extracts
- III. Isolation of Estrogens
- IV. Related Plant Products
- V. Synthetic Compounds Related to Genistein
- VI. General Summary
- References
- Chapter 8. Effects of Estrogens on Domestic Fowl and Applications in the Poultry Industry
- I. Introduction
- II. Estrogenic Effects in Birds
- III. Estrogenic Compounds, Routes of Administration, and Dosage for Fattening Poultry
- IV. Commercially Important Aspects of Estrogen Treatment
- V. Summary
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
