Vasopressin and Oxytocin

Molecular, Cellular, and Clinical Advances
1998
ISBN: 978-1-4613-7210-3
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 449, 483 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1260 g

Reihe: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the field of vasopressin and oxytocin. In the summer of 1997, scientists from over 20 countries congregated in Montreal for the 1997 World Congress of Neurohypophysial Hormones, a conference that united the fields of vasopressin, neurohypophysis and oxytocin in a single joint meeting that gave rise to the present book. The organization of a joint meeting was prompted by several recent developments. Specifically the molecular characterization of the vasopressin/oxytocin receptor family made it mandatory to adopt an integrated view and to discuss the vasopressin/oxytocin ligand/receptor family as a whole. To ensure em­ phasis on novelty, the conference focused on advances made over the last two years and also included important contributions by scientists that had not previously been associated with the vasopressin/oxytocin field. Vasopressin and oxytocin are two neurohormones that exert a wide spectrum of cen­ tral and peripheral actions. Accordingly, the vasopressin/oxytocin field embraces a large number of different domains, ranging from neuroscience, endocrinology, and oncology to renal, reproductive, and cardiovascular physiology and pathology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zingg, Hans H.

Bichet, Daniel G.

Bourque, Charles W.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Nephrologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Historical Overview.- Biosynthesis of Vasopression and Oxytocin.- Neuronal Activity and Release.- Effects.- Signalling.- Receptors: Expression and Regulation.- Receptors: Structure/Function.- Renal Actions of Vasopression.- Antagonists.