Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1964
373 pages
978-0-08-086618-5 (ISBN)
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- Front Cover
- Vitamins and Hormones, Volume 21
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 21
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Intrinsic Factor
- I. Introduction
- II. Site of Secretion and Sources of Intrinsic Factor
- III. Assay of Intrinsic Factor
- IV. Purification and Properties
- V. Mechanism of Action of Intrinsic Factor
- VI. Biochemical Uses of Intrinsic Factor
- VII. Immunochemical Studies with Intrinsic Factor
- VIII. Vitamin B12 Peptide
- IX. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 2. Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Cartilage, Bones, and Teeth
- I. Introduction
- II. Vitamin D
- III. Vitamin A
- IV. Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. Modified Thiamine Compounds
- I. Introduction
- II. Thiamine Disulfide and Its Derivatives
- III. Asymmetric Disulfides of Thiamine
- IV. S-Acylated Thiamines
- V. Practical Applications of Modified Thiamine Compounds
- VI. Other Modified Derivatives of Thiamine
- VII. General Discussion
- VIII. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Interrelations between Vitamin B6 and Hormones
- I. Introduction
- II. Growth Hormone
- III. Gonadotropic Hormones
- VI. Adrenal
- V. Insulin and Carbohydrates
- VI. Gonadal Hormones
- VII. Thyroid
- VIII. Neurohormones
- IX. General Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Corticosteroids and Enzyme Activity
- I. Introduction
- II. Factors That Modify Metabolic Activity
- III. Enzymes Responsive to Glucocorticoids
- IV. Enzymes Affected by Mineralocorticoids
- V. Responsiveness of Adaptive Enzymes to Steroid Analogs and Other Hormones
- VI. Enzymes Induced by Amino Acids and Other Compounds
- VII. Studies on the Mechanism of Enzymatic Adaptation and Nature Induced Enzyme
- VIII. Factors That Influence the Activity of Cortisol-Inducible Enzymes in Vivo
- IX. Effects of Glucocorticoids in Vivo
- X. Metabolism Altered by Glucocorticoids in Vitro
- XI. Possible Mechanisms of Action of Corticosteroids
- XII. Role of Corticosteroid-Responsive Enzymes in the Regulation of Metabolism and Growth
- References
- Chapter 6. The Endocrine System and the Stomach
- I. Introduction
- II. The Influence of the Pituitary Gland on the Stomach
- III. The Influence of the Adrenal Cortex on the Stomach
- IV. The Influence of the Sex Glands on the Stomach
- V. The Influence of the Parathyroid Glands on the Stomach
- VI. Ulcer-Preventing Activities and Gastric Secretory Depressants in Urine-Anthelone and Urogastrone
- VII. Summary
- References
- Cumulative Index Volumes 16-20
- Author Index
- Subject Index
