Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 18. April 1972
442 pages
978-0-08-086626-0 (ISBN)
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Vitamins and Hormones
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- Front Cover
- Vitamins and Hormones: Advances in Research and Applications
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 29
- Preface
- Chapter 1. The Hypothalamic Hypophysiotropic Thyrotropin-Releasing Factor
- I. Introduction
- II. Methods of Assay for TRF
- III. Purification, Isolation, Characterization of TRF
- IV. Methods of Chemical Synthesis of TRF
- V. Synthetic Analogs of TRF and Their Biological Activity
- VI. Biosynthesis of TRF
- VII. Physiology of TRF
- VIII. Mechanism of Action of TRF
- IX. Clinical Administration and Use of TRF
- References
- Chapter 2. The Chemistry of Parathyroid Hormone and the Calcitonins
- I. Introduction
- II. Isolation
- III. Sequence Analysis
- IV. Structure-Activity Relations
- V. Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. Protein-Polypeptide Hormones of the Human Placenta
- I. Introduction
- II. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
- III. Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin (HCS)
- IV. Human Chorionic Thyrothropin (HCT)
- V. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
- VI. Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH)
- VII. Oxytocin
- VIII. Insulin
- IX. Pressor Factors
- X. Acetylcholine
- XI. Placental Uterotropic Hormone (PUH)
- XII. Relaxin
- XIII. Juvenile Hormone
- XIV. General Summary
- XV. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. The Biosynthesis of Vitamins E and K and Related Compounds
- I. Introduction
- II. The Vitamins K and Related Compounds
- III. The Vitamins E and Related Compounds
- References
- Chapter 5. The Excretion of Steroid Hormone Metabolites in Bile and Feces
- I. Introduction
- II. The Biliary System and Bile Secretion
- III. Difficulties in Interpreting Results of Analyses of Steroids in Bile and Feces
- IV. Excretion of Metabolites Associated with Radioactivity after Administration of Labeled Free Steroids
- V. Steroid Excretion Patterns after Administration of Labeled Conjugates
- VI. Steroids in Bile
- VII. Steroids in Feces
- VIII. Steroid Metabolism and Absorption in the Intestine
- IX. Effects of Steroids on Bile Secretion
- X. Disturbances of Steroid Metabolism and Excretion in Liver Disease and pregnancy
- XI. The Mechanisms Involved in the Secretion of Steroids into Bile
- XII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 6. The Action of Thyrotropin on Thyroid Metabolism
- I. Introduction
- II. Thyrotropin (TSH) and Thyroid Adenyl Cyclase
- III. Action of TSH on the Structure and Biochemical Composition of the Thyroid Gland
- IV. The Physiology and Iodine Metabolism of the Thyroid Gland
- V. Action of TSH on Carbohydrate and Energy Metabolism
- VI. Action of TSH on RNA and Ribonucleotide Metabolism
- VII. Action of TSH on Protein Synthesis and Growth
- VIII. Action of TSH on Phospholipid Metabolism
- IX. Action of TSH on Membrans
- X. Action on the Thyroid of Agents Which Enhance or Decrease c.4MP Accumulation
- XI. Conclusion
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
