Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 31. March 1970
257 pages
978-0-08-086624-6 (ISBN)
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Vitamins and Hormones
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- Cover
- Copyright Page
- Contributors to Volume 27
- Preface
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Aspects of the Action of Vitamin E
- I. Introduction
- II. Tocopherols as Hydrogen-Donating or Hydrogen-Transferring Systems
- III. Biological Action of the Metabolites of Vitamin E
- IV. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 2. Receptor-Proteins for Androgens and the Mode of Action of Androgens on Gene Transcription in Ventral Prostate
- I. Introduction
- II. Structure-Activity Relationship
- III. Androphilic Proteins
- IV. Mode of Action of Androgens on Nuclear RNA Synthesis
- V. Discussion on the Mechanism of Androgenic Control of RNA Synthesis
- References
- Note Added in Proof
- Chapter 3. The Endogenous Control of Estrus and Ovulation in Sheep, Cattle, and Swine
- I . Introduction
- II. The Estrous Cycle
- III. The Growth and Development, of the Ovarian Follicle
- IV. The Estrogenic Hormones
- V. The Growth and Functional Activity of the Corpus Luteum
- VI. The Utero-ovarian Relationship
- VII. The Pituitary Gonadotropic Hormones
- VIII. A Synthesis of the Mechanisms Initiating Estrus and Ovulation
- IX. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Immunology of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone
- I. Introduction
- II. Gonadotropic Hormones as Antigens and Reference Preparations
- III. Characterization and Purfication of Antisera to Gonadotropins
- IV. Immunoassays
- V. Equine Gonadotropins
- VI. Use of Immunological Systems
- VII. Summary and General Considerations
- References
- Chapter 5. The Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzymes in Steroid Hormone-Producing Tissues
- I. Introduction
- II. Distribution of the Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzymes in Steroidogenic Tissue
- III. Alternative Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Reaction
- IV. Steroid Mixed-Function Oxidases
- V. Solubilization of the Mitochondrial Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzymes
- VI. Fractionation of the Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzymes
- VII. Mechanism of Action
- VIII. Conclusion
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
