Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1958
436 pages
978-0-08-086613-0 (ISBN)
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- Front Cover
- Vitamins and Hormones: Advances in Research and Applications
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume XVI
- Editors' Preface
- Chapter 1. Nutritional Effects of Parasitic Infections and Disease
- I. Introduction
- II. The Parasitic Habitat
- III. Clinical and Pathological Effects of Parasitism
- IV. Animal Parasitism, Host Susceptibility, and Resistance
- V. Nutritional Status and the Host-Parasite Relationship
- VI. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 2. The Dependence of Gonadal Function upon Vitamins and Other Nutritional Factors
- I. Introductory Remarks
- II. Mammals
- III. Birds
- IV. Amphibians, Fishes, and Marine Invertebrates
- V. Insects
- VI. Trematodes (Schistosomes) .
- VII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 3. Chemical Structure in Relation to Biological Activities of Vitamin B6
- I. Introduction
- II. Historical Résumé-The Nature and Function of Vitamin B6
- III. Relation of Chemical Structure to Catalytic Activity of Pyridoxal and Its Phosphate
- IV. The "Active Site" of Pyridoxal Phosphate Enzymes
- V. Structural Requirements for Vitamin and Coenzymatic Activity in Pyridoxal and Related Compounds
- VI. Summary and Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 4. Vitamins and Other Nutrients in Cardiovascular Disease
- I. Introduction
- II. Lipids and Atherosclerosis
- III. Dietary Fat Intake and Serum Lipid Levels
- IV. Dietary Fat Intake and Atherosclerosis
- V. Role of Nutrients Other Than Lipids
- VI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Hormonal Aspects of Coronary Artery Disease
- I. Introduction
- II. The Incidence of Coronary Disease in Certain Endocrine Disorders
- III. The Influence of Hormones on the Coronary Arteries
- IV. The Circulating Lipids and Coronary Atherosclerosis
- V. The Influence of Endogenous Hormones on the Circulating Lipids
- VI. The Influence of Administered Hormones on the Circulating Lipids
- VII. The Possible Role of Hormonal Imbalance in the Etiology of Coronary Disease
- VIII. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. The Physiology of Secretin
- I. Introduction
- II. Proof of Existence of Secretin
- III. Distribution of Secretin
- IV. Physiological Aspects
- V. Clinical Aspects
- VI. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 7. Chemistry and Physiology of the Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
- I. Introduction
- II. Origin of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone in Pituitary
- III. Chemistry of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
- IV. Assay of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
- V. Action of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
- VI. Metabolism of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
- VII. Factors Affecting Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Production and Action
- VIII. Clinical Role of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
- References
- Chapter 8. Glucagon
- I. Introduction
- II. Methods of Assay of Glucagon
- III. Site of Formation of Glucagon
- IV. Isolation and Crystallization of Glucagon
- V. Purity of Crystalline Glucagon
- VI. Chemistry of Glucagon
- VII. Biological Aspects of Glucagon
- VIII. Hormonal Nature of Glucagon
- IX. Summary and General Considerations
- References
- Chapter 9. Synthetic Derivatives of Cortical Hormones
- I. Introduction
- II. Earlier Modifications of Cortical Hormones
- III. 9a-Halogenated Steroids
- IV. 1-Dehydrosteroids
- V. 12a-Halogenated Steroids
- VI. 2a-Methylcorticoids
- VII. 6a-Methylcorticoids
- VIII. 16a-Hydroxylated Steroids
- IX. 21-Fluorosteroids
- X. 17a-Methylcorticoids
- XI. 19-Norhydrocortisone
- XII. 4-Halogenated Corticoids
- XIII. 16a-Methylcorticoids
- XIV. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Cumulative Subject Index for Volumes XZ-XV
- Author Index for Volumes XVI
- Subject Index for Volumes XVI
