CONTENTS
Preface vii
Contributors xiii
PART I. INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction to Endocrinology xx
P. Michael Conn
PART II. HORMONE SECRETION AND ACTION
2 Receptors: Molecular Mediators of Hormone Action xxx
Kelly E. Mayo
3 Second Messenger Systems
and Signal Transduction Mechanisms xxx
Eliot R. Spindel
4 Steroid Hormones xx
Derek Henley, Jonathan Lindzey, and Kenneth S. Korach
5 Plasma Membrane for Steroid Hormones in Cell Signaling
and Nuclear Function xxx
Richard J. Pietras and Clara M. Szego
6 Growth Factors xxx
Derek LeRoith and William L. Lowe Jr.
7 Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes: Locally Acting Agents xxx
John A. McCracken
8 The Neuroendocrine/Immune Interface xxx
Michael S. Harbuz and Stafford L. Lightman
Part III. Insects/Plants/Comparative
9 Insect Hormones xxx
Lawrence I. Gilbert
10 Phytohormones and Signal Transduction Pathways in Plants xxx
W. Teale, I. Paponov, O. Tietz, and Klaus Palme
11 Comparative Endocrinology xxx
Fredrick Stormshak
Part IV. Hypothalamic/Pituitary
12 Hypothalamic Hormones:
GnRH, TRH, GHRH, SRIF, CRH, and Dopamine xxx
Constantine A. Stratakis and George P. Chrousos
13 Anterior Pituitary Hormones xxx
Ilan Shimon and Shlomo Melmed
14 Posterior Pituitary Homones xxx
Daniel G. Bichet
15 Endocrine Disease:
Value for Understanding Hormonal Actions xxx
Anthony P. Heaney and Glenn D. Braunstein
16 The Pineal Hormone; Melatonin xxx
Irina V. Zhdanova and Richard J. Wurtman
17 Thyroid Hormones (T4, T3) xxx
Takahiko Kogai and Gregory A. Brent
18 Calcium-Regulating Hormones:
Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone xxx
Geoffrey N. Hendy
19 Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes in Tumorigenesis
of the Endocrine System xxx
Anthony P. Heaney and Shlomo Melmed
20 Insulin Secretion and Action xxx
Run Yu, Hongxiang Hui, and Shlomo Melmed
21 Cardiovascular Hormones xxx
Willis K. Samson and Meghan M. Taylor
22 Adrenal Medulla (Catecholamine and Peptides) xxx
William J. Raum
23 Hormones of the Kidney xxx
Masashi Mukoyama and Kazuwa Nakao
24 Reproduction and Fertility xxx
Neena B. Schwartz
25 Endocrinology of Fat, Metabolism, and Appetite xxx
Rachel L. Batterham and Michael A. Cowley
26 Endocrinology of the Ovary xxx
Denis Magoffin, Ashim Kumar, Bulent Yildiz, and Ricardo
Azziz
27 The Testis xxx
Amiya Sinha Hikim, Ronald S. Swerdloff, and Christina
Wang
28 Endocrinology of Aging xxx
Steven W. J. Lamberts
Index xxx