Vitamins and hormones: advances in research and applications. v. 71 /edited by Gerald Litwack. --Elsevier, 2005. --(58.1743/v837/v.71)

Contents

Contents:

1.       Neuroendocrine and Behavioral development during puberty: A tale of two axes  2

2.       Regulation of oxytocin secretion  28

3.       Gonadotropin-Releasing hormone: gene evolution, expression, and regulation  60

4.       Thyroid hormones and brain development  96

5.       Estrogen signaling in the hypothalamus  124

6.       Hormonal influences on cancer progression and prognosis 149

7.       Antiestrogens, Aromatase inhibitors, and apoptosis in breast cancer  202

8.       Glucocorticoid receptor and heat shock factor1: novel mechanism of reciprocal regulation  240

9.       C19-5-Ene Steroids in nature  264

10.   The androgen receptor: Unlocking the Secrets of its Unique transactivation domain  302

11.   Cytokine recognition by human interleukin 5 receptor  322

12.   Leptin: Structure, Function and Biology  346

13.   Leptin Gene Polymorphisms and Their Phenotypic associations  374

14.   Ghrelin, the same peptide for different functions: player or bystander  406

15.   Cholecystokinin and adrenal-Cortex  434