Molecular Endocrinology

Introduction and General Endocrinology:
Introduction.
Classical Endocrinology.
Non-Classical Endocrinology.
Receptors:
Kinetics.
Nuclear Receptors.
Membrane Receptors.
Receptor Regulation.
Transduction:
G Proteins and Cyclic Nucleotides.
Calcium, Calmodulin, and Phospholipids.
Miscellaneous Second Messengers.
Phosphorylation and Other Nontranscriptional Effects of Hormones.
Gene Regulation by Hormones:
Hormonally Regulated Transcription Factors.
Modifications and Conformations of DNA and Nuclear Proteins.
Posttranscriptional Control.
Special Topics:
Molecular Evolution of the Endocrine System.
Pathogen-Endocrine System Interactions.
Molecular Bases of Endocrinopathies.
Subject Index.

Aimed at graduate level courses, this textbook provides students with a solid background in the basics of molecular endocrinology. Molecular Endocrinology, Second Edition, summarizes the area and provides an in-depth discussion of the molecular aspects of hormone action, including hormone-receptor interactions, second messenger generation, gene induction, and post-transcriptional control. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Second Edition includes new information on growth factors, hematopoietic-immune factors, nonclassical hormones, receptors, transduction, transcriptional regulation, as well as other relevant topics.
Incorporating an abundance of new information, this text retains the self-contained, focused, and easily readable style of the First Edition. Professionals in related fields will also find this book to be a helpful summary and general reference source.

Students in endocrinology at the first-year graduate level (some seniors) and researchers wanting concise, accessible coverage.