Vitamins and Hormones
Academic Press
Published on 2. February 1977
245 pages
978-0-08-086631-4 (ISBN)
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Vitamins and Hormones
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- Front Cover
- Vitamins and Hormones: Advances in Research and Applications, Volume 34
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 34
- Preface
- Chapter 1. The Role of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid in Hemato- and Other Cell-Poiesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Metabolism of Vitnmin B12 and Folate
- III. Evidence for the "Methyltetrahydrofolate (Methyl-THF) Trap" Hypothesis
- IV. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 2. Vitamin E
- I. Introduction
- II. Nutritional Aspects
- III. Metabolism
- IV. Clinical Aspects
- References
- Chapter 3. The Biochemistry of Vitamin E in Plants
- I. Introduction
- II. Biosynthesis of Tocochromanols
- III. Summary
- References
- Chapter 4. The Role of Prolactin in Carcinogenesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Historical Aspects. Overview of Recent Developments
- III. Anatomical and Physiological Considerations
- IV. Hyperplasia of Prolactin Cells nnd Mammotropic Tumors
- V. The Role of Prolactin in Development of Mammary Tumors
- VI. Harderian Gland Tumors and Prolactin
- VII. Concluding Comments
- References
- Chapter 5. Evidence for Chemical Communication in Primates
- I. Introduction
- II. Chemical Communication in Rhesus Monkeys
- III. Identification of Behaviorally Active Chemicals in Vaginal Secretions
- IV. Volatile Fatty Acids in Different Mammalian Species
- V. Factors Influencing the Volatile Fatty Acid Content and Behavioral Activity of Vaginal Secretions
- VI. Source of Sex-Attractant Acids
- VII. Variations in Volatile Acid Content and in Sex-Attractant Properties of Vaginal Secretions During the Menstrual Cycle
- VIII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 6. Hormonal Regulation of Spermatogenesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Hormones and Hormonal Target Cells in the Testis
- III. Leydig Cells
- IV. Peritubular Cells
- V. Sertoli Cells
- VI. Germ Cells
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 7. A New Concept: Control of Early Pregnancy by Steroid Hormones Originating in the Preimplantation Embryo
- I. Introduction
- II. Steroid Hormones in Preimplantation Embryos (PIE'S)
- III. Steroidogenesis in the PIE
- IV. The Function of "PIE Steroids"
- V. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Subject Index
