Neuroendocrinology in Physiology and Medicine

I. The Interactions Between the Nervous and Endocrine Systems.- 1 The Hypothalamus as an Endocrine Organ: The Science of Neuroendocrinology.- 2 Micro- and Macroscopic Structure, Innervation, and Vasculature of the Hypothalamus.- 3 Hypothalamic Hormones.- 4 Neurotransmitters as Regulators of Hypothalamic Function.- 5 The Hypothalamus as a Major Integrative Center.- 6 Endocrine Targets in the Brain.- II. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproduction, Parturition, Lactation, Growth, Development, Metabolism, and Fluid Balance.- 7 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Pituitary Function: General Principles.- 8 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproductive Cyclicity.- 9 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Pregnancy and Parturition.- 10 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Lactation and Milk Ejection.- 11 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion.- 12 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Puberty.- 13 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Thyroid Function.- 14 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Water Balance: The Kidney.- III. Neuroendocrine Correlates of Stress, Behavior, and Biological Processes.- 15 Regulation of the Stress Response by Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptors.- 16 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sexual Behavior.- 17 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Maternal Behavior.- 18 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Fluid Intake and Homeostasis.- 19 Control of Food Intake.- 20 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Learning and Memory.- 21 Neuroendocrine Correlates of Aging.- IV. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Biological Rhythms.- 22 Chronobiology.- 23 Influence of Light and the Pineal Gland on Biological Rhythms.- 24 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Biological Rhythms.- 25 The Neuroendocrine Control of Circadian Rhythms.- 26 The Neuroendocrine Control of Ultradian Rhythms.- V. Neuroendocrine Pathology and Disease.- 27 Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothalamic Disease.- 28 Hypothalamic Involvement in Disorders of Pituitary Hormone Secretion.- VI. Emerging Areas of Neuroendocrinology.- 29 Neuroendocrine Immunology.- 30 Electrophysiology of Hypothalamic Neurons.- 31 Anatomical Markers of Activity in Hypothalamic Systems.