E-Book, Englisch, 238 Seiten
Kordon / Gaillard / Christen Hormones and the Brain
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-26940-3
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 238 Seiten
Reihe: Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions
ISBN: 978-3-540-26940-3
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Peripheral hormones have a major impact on the brain: they are able to interfere with its development, to affect release of neurotransmitters and concentrations of receptors, to trigger growth factors involved in lesion repair. These multiple actions account for their capacity to modulate a number of physiological parameters, from reproductive functions to memory, behavior and aging. This book based on contributions of pioneer investigators in the field, outlines the role of hormones in pathogenic processes such as mental disturbances or neurodegenerative diseases.
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1;Contents;5
2;Contributors;7
3;Preface;14
4;Activins and inhibins: Physiological roles, signaling mechanisms and regulation;17
5;Twins and the fetal origins hypothesis: An application to growth data;45
6;Towards Understanding the Neurobiology of Mammalian Puberty: Genetic, Genomic and Proteomic Approaches;63
7;The non- genomic Action of Sex Steroids;77
8;Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Actions on Hypothalamic Nerve Cells: Molecular and Biophysical Studies relevant for Hormone- dependent Behaviors;89
9;Biological Effects and Markers of Exposure to Xenosteroids and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) at the Hypothalamic- Pituitary Unit;94
10;Regulation of Neurosteroid Biosynthesis by Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides;114
11;Progestins and antiprogestins : mechanisms of action, neuroprotection and myelination;125
12;Rapid Effects of Estradiol on Motivated Behaviors;169
13;Behavioral Effects of rapid Changes in Aromatase Activity in the Central Nervous System;187
14;Modulators of Endogenous Neuroprotection: Estrogen, Corticotropin- releasing Hormone and Endocannabinoids;214
15;Estrogens, Aging, and Neurodegenerative Diseases;226
16;Hormones, Stress and Depression;239
17;Subject Index;249
