Metabolic Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids

Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract.- Sex Hormones, the Gastrointestinal Tract and the Liver: Introductory Comments.- Effect of Ethynyl Estradiol on Hepatic Excretory Function of the Rat.- The Effect of Natural and Synthetic Estrogens on the Excretion of BSP by the Liver.- Some Effects of Contraceptive Steroids on Hepatic Function in Normal Women and in Patients with Acquired and Inheritable Defects in Hepatic Excretory Function.- Cholestasis of Pregnancy and During Ethinyl Estradiol Administration in the Human and Rat.- ?-Aminolevulinate Synthetase of the Chick Embryo Liver: The Effect of Natural and Synthetic Sex Steroids on Its Activity.- The Effects of Progesterone Administration on Hepatic Endoplasmic Reticulum: An Electron Microscopic and Biochemical Study.- The Role of Sex Hormones in the Metabolism of Drugs and Other Foreign Compounds by Hepatic Microsomal Enzymes.- Carbohydrate Metabolism.- Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids on Glucose and Insulin Metabolism.- The Effect of Ovarian Steroids on Glucose, Insulin, and Growth Hormone.- Insulin Production in Overt (Maturity-Onset) Diabetes: Absence of Hyperinsulinemia Despite Hyperglycemia Induced by Contraceptive Steroids.- Longitudinal Studies of the Effects of Oral Contraceptive Therapy on Plasma Glucose, Non-Esterfied Fatty Acid, Insulin and Blood Pyruvate Levels During Oral and Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Tests.- Studies of Venous Blood Pyruvate and Lactate Levels During Oral and Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Tests in Women Receiving Oral Contraceptives.- Acquired Subclinical Diabetes Mellitus in Women Receiving Oral Contraceptive Agents.- Lipid Metabolism.- Oral Contraceptives, Lipoproteins, and Lipid Transport.- Fasting Serum Triglyceride and Cholesterol Levels During Oral ContraceptiveTherapy.- Studies on the Mechanism of Hypertriglyceridemia Induced by Oral Contraceptives.- Possible Relationship Between Plasma Lipids and Hormonal Steroids.- Gonadal Steroid Effects on Serum Lipids.- Effect of an Oral Contraceptive Steroid Mixture on Some Aspects of Lipid Metabolism in the Rat.- Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism.- Effects of Gonadal and Contraceptive Hormones on Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism.- Metabolic Inhibitors and the Anabolic Actions of Testosterone Propionate.- Androgen Regulation of Mouse Kidney RNA.- Progesterone: Mechanism of Action.- The Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids on Tryptophan Metabolism.- Certain Metabolic Effects of Estrogens.- Respiration.- Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids on Respiration.- Respiratory Effects of Gonadal Hormones.- Hypertension and Electrolytes.- Oral Contraceptives and High Blood Pressure: Changes in Plasma Renin, Renin Substrate and Aldesterone Excretion.- The Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Water and Electrolyte Metabolism in the Human.- Effect of Gonadal Hormones on Adrenocortical Secretion and Its Significance.- Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Plasma Renin Activity and Aldosterone Excretion Rate.- Properties and Origin of Uterine Renin.- Interrelationships of Oral Contraceptives and Hypertension.- Clinical Course and Laboratory Data in Hypertension Associated with Oral Contraceptives.- Calcium and Skeleton.- The Effect of Oral Contraceptives on Calcium Absorption.- Estrogen Effects on the Skeleton.- Effects of Estrogen on Calcium Metabolism in Man.- Effect of Estrogens on the Structure of Bone.- Effects of Estrogens and Progesterones on Collagen Metabolism.- Vascular System.- Thromboembolism and Contraceptive Medication: Incidence and Mechanism.- Effects on the Vascular System and Blood: Epidemiological Studies.- Oral Contraceptives and Excess Mortality from Venous and Pulmonary Thromboembolism in the United States.- Hypercoagulability.- Influence of Hormones on Tissue and Blood Fibrinolytic Activity.- Effect of Contraceptive Hormone Preparations on Plasma Fibrinolytic Activity.- The Role of Blood Platelets in Thrombosis in Relation to the Effects of Contraceptive Steroids on Platelet Function.- Central Nervous System.- The Role of Progestins and Progesterone in Brain Function and Behavior.- The Physiologic Basis for the Temperature Raising Effect of Progesterone.- Assessment of Psychological Concomitants of Oral Contraceptives.- Behavioral Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids in Primates.- Role of the Central Nervous System in the Control of Reproductive Mechanisms by Gonadal Steroids.- Discussion and Appendix.- Discussion.- Drugs Cited in Text.