The Endocrine System in Sports and Exercise (eBook)

William J. Kraemer is the editor of The Endocrine System in Sports and Exercise, published by Wiley. A. D. Rogol is the editor of The Endocrine System in Sports and Exercise, published by Wiley.

List of Contributors.

Foreword.

Preface.

1 Introduction.

2 Basic Principles and Mechanisms of Endocrinology.

3 Exercise Testing: A Bridge Between the High-Tech and The
Human--The Need for Innovative Technologies.

4 Measurement of Peptide Hormones.

5 Analysis of Low Molecular Weight Substances in Doping
Control.

6 The Reproductive Axis.

7 Growth Hormone Variants and Human Exercise.

8 Growth Hormone Binding Proteins.

9 Resistance Exercise: Acute and Chronic Changes in Growth
Hormone Concentrations.

10 The Growth Hormone Response to Acute and Chronic Aerobic
Exercise.

11 Proopiomelanocortin and Exercise.

12 Introduction to the Insulin-like Growth Factor Signalling
System.

13 Exercise, Training and the GH-IGF-I Axis.

14 The Role of MGF and other IGF-I Splice Variants in Muscle
Maintenance and Hypertrophy.

15 Adrenal Gland: Fight or Flight Implications for Exercise and
Sports.

16 The Adrenal Medulla: Proenkephalins and Exercise Stress.

17 Exercise and the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis.

18 Influence of Energy Availability on LH Pulsatility and
Menstrual Cyclicity.

19 Oral Contraceptive Use and Physical Performance.

20 Energy Balance and Exercise-Associated Menstrual Cycle
Disturbances: Practical and Clinical Considerations.

21 Regulation of Testicular Function: Changes in Reproductive
Hormones During Exercise, Recovery, Nutritional Deprivation, and
Illness.

22 Hormonal and Growth Factor Related Mechanisms Involved in the
Adaptation of Skeletal Muscle to Exercise.

23 Resistance Exercise and Testosterone.

24 Exercise Response of Beta-Endorphin and Cortisol:
Implications on Immune Function.

25 Neuroendocrine Modulation of the Immune System with Exercise
and Muscle Damage.

26 The Impact of Exercise on Immunity: The Role of
Neuroendocrine-Immune Communications.

27 Exercise Regulation of Insulin Action in Skeletal Muscle.

28 Hormone and Exercise-Induced Modulation of Bone
Metabolism.

29 Diet and Hormonal Responses: Potential Impact on Body
Composition.

30 Neurohumoral Responses and Adaptations During Rest and
Exercise at Altitude.

31 Neuroendocrine Influences on Temperature Regulation in Hot
Environments.

32 Alterations in Arginine Vasopressin with Exercise,
Environmental Stress and Other Modifying Factors.

33 Human Endocrine Responses to Exercise-Cold Stress.

34 Growth, Maturation, and Hormonal Changes During Puberty:
Influence of Sport Training.

35 Effects of Testosterone and Related Androgens on Athletic
Performance in Men.

36 Growth Hormone and Sport.

37 Endocrinology of Overtraining.

38 Endocrinology of Sport Competition.

Index