The Hormones V2

PrefaceContributors to Volume III. The Physiology of Ovarian Hormones. I. Introduction II. Sex Cycles in the Female III. The Effects of Ovariectomy IV. The Effects of Replacement Therapy with Ovarian Hormones V. The Ovarian Hormones in Females with Intact Gonads VI. Effects of Ovarian Hormones on Embryogenesis VII. Effects of Ovarian Hormones in Males ReferencesII. Physiology of Androgens. I. Introduction and Historical II. Influence of Androgens on Sex Differentiation of the Embryo III. Influence of Androgens in Various Animals IV. Influence of Androgens on Protein, Carbohydrate, and Electrolyte Metabolism V. Influence of Androgens on Enzymes VI. Influence of Androgens on Tumors VII. Influence of Androgens on Erythrocytes and Hemoglobin ReferencesIII. Physiology of the Adrenal Cortex. I. Introduction II. Development and Control of the Adrenal Cortex III. Adrenocortical Insufficiency IV. Biochemical Changes in Adrenal Insufficiency V. Adrenal Cortex and Kidney Function VI. Adrenal Influence on Heart, Arterioles, and Capillaries VII. Adrenal Cortex and Muscle Function VIII. Adrenal Cortex and Carbohydrate Metabolism IX. Adrenal Cortex and Protein Metabolism X. Adrenal Cortex and Enzymes XI. Adrenal Cortex and Fat Metabolism XII. Adrenal Cortex and Resistance XIII. Influence of Adrenal Cortex on Thymus, Lymph Nodes, and Blood Cells XIV. Alterations in Cholesterol and Ascorbic Acid Content of Adrenal Cortex XV. Cortin Content of Adrenal Venous Blood XVI. Miscellaneous Functions XVII. Adrenal-Gonad Relationship XVIII. Therapeutic Action of Compound E (Cortisone) ReferencesIV. The Chemistry and Physiology of the Thyroid Hormone. I. Thyroid Structure and Development II. The Thyroid Hormone III. The Thyro-Pituitary Axis IV. The Thyro-Ovarian Axis V. The Circulating Hormone in Plasma, Lymph, and Other Body Fluids VI. Euthyroidism and Dysthyroidism VII. The Effects of Thyroid Hormone VIII. Thyroid Activity and the Need for Thyroid Hormone IX. Iodine Metabolism and the Thyroid Gland X. Iodine Metabolism in Thyroid Dysfunction ReferencesV. The Control of Thyroid Activity I. Physiology of Thyrotrophin II. Thyroid Blocking Agents ReferencesVI. Physiology of the Gonadotrophins I. Introduction II. Pituitary Gonadotrophins (FSH and ICSH) III. Human Urinary Gonadotrophins IV. Hormonal Requirements for Maintenance of Pregnancy V. Equine Gonadotrophin or Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotrophin (PMS) VI. Factors Affecting the Response to Gonadotrophins VII. Antigonadotrophins ReferencesVII. The Hypophysis and Diabetes Mellitus I. Introduction II. Hypersensitivity to Insulin after Hypophysectomy III. Carbohydrate Stores of Hypophysectomized Animals IV. Hypophysectomy of Depancreatized Animals V. Enhancement or Production of Diabetes Mellitus by Hypophyseal Extracts VI. Effects of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Growth Hormone ReferencesVIII. Hormones of the Posterior Pituitary I. Introduction II. Seat of Origin of Posterior-Lobe Properties III. Neural Lobe IV. Intermediate Lobe ReferencesIX. Chemical Control of Nervous Activity. A. Acetylcholine I. Introduction II. Acetylcholine Esterase III. Correlation between Electrical Events and Chemical Reaction in Electric Tissue IV. Choline Acetylase V. Effect of Inhibitors of Acetylcholine Esterase on Conduction VI. Difference between Axon and Synapse VII. Possible Mode of Action of Acetylcholine ReferencesIX. Chemical Control of Nervous Activity. B. Adrenaline and Sympathin I. Assay of Adrenaline and Related Amines II. Chromaffin Tissues III. The Adrenergic System IV. Biosynthesis of Adrenaline V. Relation between Adrenaline and Sympathin VI. Newly Discovered Functions of Adrenaline VII. New Synthetic Sympathomimetics ReferencesIX. Chemical Control of Nervous Activity. C. Neurohormones in Lower Vertebrates I. Historical Introduction II. Chromatophores III. Chromatophoral Nerves and Hormones IV. Neurohormones ReferencesX. Clinical Endocrinology I. The Pituitary Gland II. The Thyroid Gland III. The Parathyroid Glands IV. The Testes V. The Ovaries VI. The Adrenal Glands ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index