Hormones and their Actions: Part I

✍ Scribed by B.A. Cooke, R.J.B. King and H.J. van der Molen (Eds.)

• Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 309
• Series: New Comprehensive Biochemistry 18, Part A
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The aim of these two volumes is to provide an up-to-date text about the developments in the field during the last 5 - 10 years. Authors with an outstanding record both as active investigators and as critical reviewers have been selected. The result is an integrated collection of contributions forming a fundamental reference work for undergraduate and graduate students, and for those involved in research and teaching in biochemistry and related subjects. Part I contains 15 papers dealing with general aspects of hormones and their actions.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
General Editors
Page ii

Edited by
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

List of contributors
Pages v-vi

Chapter 1 The biosynthesis of steroid hormones: an up-date Original Research Article
Pages 3-28
D.B. Gower

Chapter 2 An overview of molecular aspects of steroid hormone action Original Research Article
Pages 29-38
R.J.B. King

Chapter 3 Gene regulation by steroid hormones Original Research Article
Pages 39-48
Malcolm G. Parker

Chapter 4 Characterization, assay and purification of steroid receptors Original Research Article
Pages 49-59
M.A. Blankenstein, E. Mulder

Chapter 5 Mechanism of action of thyroid hormone Original Research Article
Pages 61-80
Jacques Nunez

Chapter 6 Metabolism of thyroid hormone Original Research Article
Pages 81-103
Theo J. Visser

Chapter 7 Characterization of membrane receptors: some general considerations Original Research Article
Pages 105-116
Leo E. Reichert Jr.

Chapter 8 Metabolism and intracellular processing of protein hormones Original Research Article
Pages 117-132
Asha Singh Khanna, David Morton Waisman

Chapter 9 Internalization of peptide hormones and hormone receptors Original Research Article
Pages 133-149
Deborah L. Segaloff, Mario Ascoli

Chapter 10 Physiological aspects of luteinizing hormone releasing factor and sex steroid actions: the interrelationship of agonist and antagonist activities Original Research Article
Pages 151-166
A.E. Wakeling

Chapter 11 The functions of testosterone and its metabolites Original Research Article
Pages 169-196
W. Ian P. Mainwaring, Shona A. Haining, Barbara Harper

Chapter 12 Oestrogen actions Original Research Article
Pages 197-215
Robert L. Sutherland, Colin K.W. Watts, Christine L. Clarke

Chapter 13 Glucocorticoid receptor actions Original Research Article
Pages 217-239
Ulrich Gehring

Chapter 14 Progesterone action and receptors Original Research Article
Pages 241-267
Nancy L. Krett, Dean P. Edwards, Kathryn B. Horwitz

Chapter 15 The pleiotropic vitamin D hormone Original Research Article
Pages 269-289
Leonor Cancela, G. Theofan, Anthony W. Norman

Subject Index
Pages 291-293