Format:
Online-Ressource (343 p.)
ISBN:
9780127098319
Series Statement:
Vitamins and Hormones v.31
Content:
VITAMINS AND HORMONES V31
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Description based upon print version of record
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Front Cover; Vitamins and Hormones, Volume 31; Copyright Page; Contents; Contribution to Volume 31; Preface; Chapter 1. Retinol -Binding Proteins; I. Introduction; II. Methods of Isolation; III. Chemical Nature; IV. Physical Properties; V. Biochemistry; VI. Methods of Assay; VII. Species Differences in Retinol-Binding Proteins; References; Chapter 2. Vitamin D, Calcium, and Protein Synthesis; I. General Introduction; Part I: Vitamin D, Protein Synthesis, and Calcium Transport; II. Introduction, Part I; III. Biochemical Transformations of Vitamin D
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IV. Protein Synthesis and Vitamin D Action on Calcium MetabolismV. Specific Proteins Synthesized in the Presence of Vitamin D; VI. Summary, Part I; Part II: General Effects of Vitamin D and Calcium on Cell Metabolism and Growth; VII. Introduction, Part II; VIII. Calcium and Intercellular Communication; IX. Calcium, Calcium-Binding Proteins, and Cell Aggregation; X. Cell Aggregation and Control of Growth and Differentiation; XI. Calcium and Mitosis; XII. Calcium and Growth; XIII. Vitamin D and Growth; XIV. Summary, Part II; References; Chapter 3. Erythropoietin; I. Introduction
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II. Methods of Assay for Erythropoietin (Ep)III. Chemistry and Purification; IV. Site(s) and Mechanisms of Action; V. Site(s) of Production; VI. Factors Influencing Ep Production; VII. Fetal Ep; VIII. Sites of Inactivation and Elimination of Ep; IX. Neural Relations to Ep Production; X. Clinical Implications and Applications; XI. Summary; References; Chapter 4. Immunology of Gonadal Steroids; I. Introduction; II. Characteristics of Antibodies to Steroids; III. Use of Antibodies for the Localization of Steroids in Tissues; IV. Physiological Studies Using Antibodies to Steroids
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V. Summary and ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 5. Hormonal Control of Ovoimplantation; I. Introduction; II. Biology of Ovoimplantation; III. Hormonal Aspects of Ovoimplantation; IV. Effects of Ovarian Hormones on Ovoendometrial Relationships; V. Effects of Ovarian Hormones on Endometrial Receptivity; VI. Hormone Recognition and Transcriptional Events; VII. Repression and Activation of the Blastocyst; References; Chapter 6. Hormonal Effects on Human Myometrial Activity; I. Introduction; II. Estrogen and Gestagcn; III. Corticosteroids; IV. Biogenic Amines; V. Posterior Pituitary Hormones
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VI. ProstaglandinsVII. Summary; References; Author Index; Subject Index;
Additional Edition:
9780080866284
Additional Edition:
Print version Vitamins and Hormones : Advances in Research and Applications
Language:
English
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