Hypothalamus and Endocrine Functions: Current Topics in Molecular Endocrinology, cartea 3

Control of Hypothalamic Hormone Secretion.- Relation of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal System to Decline of Reproductive Functions in Aging Female Rats.- Role of Prostaglandins (PGs) in the Control of Adenohypophyseal Hormone Secretion.- Adrenergic and Cholinergic Inputs to the Amygdala: Role in Gonadotropin Secretion.- Neurotransmitters and Control of Pituitary Function.- Clinical Applications of LH-RH and TRH.- Studies on the Diagnostic Use of LH-RH.- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use of LH-RH in the Infertile Man.- Therapeutic Use of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone in the Human Female.- Somatostatin.- Clinical Implications of Growth Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormone (GH-RIH).- Somatostatin and the Endocrine Pancreas.- Mechanism of Action of Hypothalamic Hormones and Steroid Feedback.- New Aspects of the Mechanism of Action of Hypothalamic Regulatory Hormones.- Steroid Binding in the Hypothalamus and Pituitary.- Role of Sex Steroids on LH and FSH secretion in the Rat.- The Role of Estradiol in Modulating LH and FSH Response to Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone.- Control of PRL and GH Secretion and Action.- Control of Prolactin Secretion in Man.- Neuropharmacological Aspects of the Neural Control of Prolactin Secretion.- Episodic GH Secretion: Evidence for a Hypothalamic Dopaminergic Mechanism.- Hormonal Control of Liver Prolactin Receptors.- Chemistry and Assay of Hypothalamic Hormones.- Suppression of Gonadotropin Release and Ovulation in Animals by Inhibitory Analogs of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone.- Isolation and Characterization of Hypothalamic Peptide Hormones.- Analogs of Somatostatin. Part A. Chemistry and In Vitro Results.- B. In Vivo Activities: Prolongation of Action with Protamine Zinc.- In Vivo Methods for Studying the Action of Hypothalamic Hormones with Special Reference to their Antisera as Tools for Investigation.- Applications of Adenohypophyseal Cell Cultures to Neuroendocrine Studies.- Localization of Hypothalamic Hormones.- Immunohistochemical Localization of Hypothalamic Hormones at the Electron Microscope Level.- Immunohistochemical Localization of Hypothalamic Hormones (especially LRF) at the Light Microscopy Level.- Abstracts.- Contributors.