Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1962
365 pages
978-0-08-086616-1 (ISBN)
Description
Vitamins and Hormones
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/1962
Academic Press
€140.75
Article exhausted; check different version
Persons
Content
- Front Cover
- Vitamins and Hormones: Advances in Research and Applications
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 19
- Editors' Preface
- Chapter 1. Ubiquinones (Coenzymes Q), Ubichromenols, and Related Substances
- I. Introduction
- II. The Chemical Nature of Some Relevant Minor Constituents of Lipids
- III. Background of Studies on Ubiquinones
- IV. Background of Studies on Coenzyme Q
- V. Nature of Ubiquinones (Coenzymes Q)
- Proof of Structure
- VI. Structure, Properties, and Distribution of Kofler's Quinone (Q254, or Plastoquinone)
- VII. Further Properties of Ubiquinones
- VIII. Biosynthesis of Ubiquinones
- IX. Tissue Concentrations of Ubiquinones in Relation to Vitamin Status
- X. Ubichromenol
- XI. Ubiquinones and Electron Transport
- References
- Chapter 2. Experimental Investigations on the Effects of Dietary Deficiencies on Animal and Human Behavior
- I. Introduction
- II. Methods
- III. Results
- IV. Comment
- References
- Chapter 3. Insulin and Protein Metabolism
- I. Introduction
- II. Studies of the Effects of Insulin on the Nitrogen Metabolism of Animals
- III. Effects of Insulin on Growth in Tissue Culture
- IV. Effects of Insulin on Protein Synthesis in Isolated Tissues
- V. Insulin and Amino Acid Incorporation in Subcellular Fractions
- VI. Interaction of Insulin and Other Hormones in Protein Metabolism
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 4. Thyroidal Iodide Transport
- I. Introduction
- II. Isolation of Thyroidal Iodide Transport from Organic Binding of Iodine
- III. Importance of Thyroidal Iodide Transport in Glands Binding Iodine Organically
- IV. Nature of Thyroidal Iodide Transport
- V. Location of the Iodide Carrier in the Thyroid Follicle
- VI. Regulation of Thyroidal Iodide Transport
- VII. Kinetics of Thyroidal Iodide Transport
- VIII. The Rate-Limiting Step in Thyroidal Iodide Transport
- IX. Evaluation of the Measures of Thyroidal Iodide Transport
- X. Similarities and Differences between Iodide Transport in the Thyroid and Other Organs
- XI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Chemistry and Physiology of the Parathyroid Hormone
- I. Introduction
- II. Chemistry of the Parathyroid Hormone
- III. Biologic Activity of the Parathyroid Hormone
- IV. Peripheral Actions of the Parathyroid Hormone
- V. Unifying Concepts of Parathyroid Hormone Activity
- VI. The Parathyroids and Calcium Homeostasis
- VII. Biologic Assay of the Parathyroid Hormone
- VIII. Pathologic Physiology of the Parathyroid Glands
- References
- Chapter 6. Extra-adrenal Actions of Adrenocorticotropin
- I. Introduction
- II. Extra-adrenal Metabolic Actions of ACTH
- III. Melanocyte-stimulating Activity of ACTH
- IV. Other Reported Extra-adrenal Actions of ACTH
- V. Extra-adrenal Actions of Endogenous ACTH
- VI. Relation of ACTH Structure to Its Adrenal and Extra-adrenal Actions
- VII. Significance of the Extra-adrenal Actions of ACTH
- References
- Chapter 7. Endocrine Functions of the Human Placenta
- I. Introduction
- II. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
- III. Estrogen
- IV. Progesterone
- V. Corticosteroids
- VI. Androgens
- VII. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- VIII. Other Hormones
- IX. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 8. Some Aspects of the Relationship of Peptide Structures to Activity in Pituitary Hormones
- I. Introduction
- II. Polypeptide Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
- III. Methods for Correlating Chemical Structure with Biological Activity
- IV. Oxytocin and the Vasopressins
- V. Adrenocorticotropins
- VI. Melanotropins (MSH)
- VII. Structural Relationship of MSH to ACTH
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
