Regulation of Target Cell Responsiveness: Biochemical Endocrinology, cartea 1

of Volume 1.- Peptide Hormones and Target Cell Response.- 1. Regulation of Sertoli Cell Responsiveness: Desensitization of Adenylyl Cyclase by FSH, Isoproterenol and Glucagon.- 2. Stage-Dependent Differences in FSH Binding and Cyclic Nucleotide Secretion and Metabolism During the Cycle of the Rat Seminiferous Tubule.- 3. Development of Sensitivity to Catecholamines in Granulosa and Luteal Cells.- 4. Effects of Prostaglandin F2? on Adenylyl Cyclase Activity and Steroid Secretion in the Superlutenized Rat Ovary.- 5. Electrophosiological Aspects of the Response of Pituitary Cells to Steroid and Peptide Hormones.- 6. Hormonal Regulation of Adenylyl Cyclase Activity.- Regulation of Insulin Responsiveness.- 7. Receptor Defects in Genetic Forms of Extreme Insulin Resistance.- 8. The Role of Protein Phosphorylation in Insulin Action.- 9. Insulin Regulation of Nuclear Envelope Functions: Relationship to mRNA Metabolism.- Intracellular Modulation of Peptide Hormone Response.- 10. The Role of the Cytoskeleton in the Responses of Target Cells to Hormones.- 11. Calmodulin - A Receptor for Calcium Modulating Hormone Responsivity.- 12. Functional Communication between the Sertoli and Leydig Cells.- Gonadotropins and Target Cell Response.- 13. Regulation of Steroidogenesis in Isolated Leydig Cells.- 14. Peptide Inhibitors of Intracellular Gonadotropin Action.- 15. Role of Trophic Hormones in Regulation of Growth and Function of Responsive Cells.- 16. Utilization of Lipoprotein-Carried Cholesterol for Steroidogenesis by Rat Luteal Tissue.- 17. A Model System for Studying the Effects of Hormones on Lysosomal Polyphosphoinositide Metabolism.- 18. Hollow Fibers: Their Applications to the Study of Mammalian Cell Function.- 19. Regulation of Granuloa Cell Responsiveness to Gonadotropins:Actions of Epidermal and Platelet-Derived Growth Factors.- 20. Regulation of Gonadotropin Receptors and Steroidogenic Responses in Cultured Leydig Tumor Cells.