Invertebrate Endocrinology and Hormonal Heterophylly
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-65771-9 (ISBN)
I Invertebrate Endocrinology.- Hormonal Control of Metamorphosis Chapter.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Hormonal Control of Insect Development.- 3. Brain Hormone.- 4. Mode of Action of Ecdysones.- 5. Molecular Action of Insect Hormones.- 6. Effects of Exogenous Molting Hormone on Protein and RNA Synthesis in Insect Tissues.- 7. Effect of Invertebrate Hormones and Oncogenic Viruses on Polytene Chromosomes.- Assays.- 8. Bioassay for Brain Hormone.- 9. Standardization of Dipteran Bioassay for Molting Hormones.- 10. Assays for Juvenile Hormone.- 11. Chromatographic Detection and Immunoassay of Invertebrate Hormones.- Biosynthesis and Degradation of Invertebrate Hormones.- 12. Biosynthesis and Inactivation of Ecdysone.- 13. Some Aspects of the Biosynthesis of the Molting Hormones in Calliphora.- 14. The Metabolism of the Synthetic Ecdysone Analog, 1?-3H-22,25-Bisdeoxyecdysone in Relation to Certain of Its Biological Effects in Insects.- 15. Biosynthesis and Degradation of Juvenile Hormone.- II Isolation, Distribution, and Supply of Invertebrate Hormones, Phytohormones, and Analogs.- Ecdysones.- 16. Ecdysones of Plant Origin.- 17. Recent Studies on Ecdysones.- 18. Source and Availability of Ecdysterones.- Juvenile Hormone.- 19. Isolation of Juvenile Hormone in Different Species.- III Hormones and Protein Synthesis in Mammals.- 20. Hormones and Transcriptional Activity of Chromatin.- 21. Mechanisms of RNA Synthesis and Possible Sites for Interaction with Hormones.- 22. Role of Hormones in the Biosynthesis of Polypeptides.- 23. Regulation of Enzymatic Activity by Hormones.- 24. Cellular Membranes as Amplifiers of Hormonal Action.- 25. Correlation of Hormonal Structure with Hormonal Function in Mammalian Tissues.- IV Hormonal Heterophylly.- The Concept.- 26. The Concept of HormonalHeterophylly.- Pharmacology.- 27. Pharmacology of Ecdysones in Vertebrates.- 28. Tests for Toxicity of Juvenile Hormone and Analogs in Mammalian Systems.- Effect of Invertebrate Hormones and Analogs on Tumors.- 29. Invertebrate Hormones and Tumors.- Action of Invertebrate Hormones on Vertebrate Tissues.- 30. Numbers of Chromosomes in Human Leucocytes Exposed to Ecdysterone.- 31. Phytoecdysones and Protein Metabolism in Mammalia.- 32. Effect of Ecdysterone on Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.12.2011 |
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Zusatzinfo | XVIII, 438 p. |
Verlagsort | Berlin |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 170 x 244 mm |
Gewicht | 786 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Schlagworte | biosynthesis • endocrine gland • endocrinology • growth • Hormone |
ISBN-10 | 3-642-65771-0 / 3642657710 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-65771-9 / 9783642657719 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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