Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport

Methodological Considerations in Exercise Endocrinology.- Exercise and Endogenous Opiates.- The Effect of Exercise on the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis.- Impact of Chronic Training on Pituitary Hormone Secretion in the Human.-Exercise and the GH-IGF-I axis.- Exercise and Thyroid Function.- The Male Reproductive System, Exercise and Training: Endocrine Adaptations.- Exercise and the Hypothalamus. Ovulatory Adaptations.- Adrenergic Regulation of Energy Metabolism.- Energy Balance and Weight Control (male and female): Considerations.-Exercise Training in the Normal Female: Effects of Low Energy.- Availability on Reproductive Function.-Ghrelin Responses to Acute Exercise and Training.- Hormonal Regulation of Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis During Exercise.- Hormonal Regulations of the Effects of Exercise on Bone. Positive and Negative Effects.- Interrelations Between Acute and Chronic Exercise Stress and the Immune and Endocrine Systems.- Effect of Female Reproductive Hormones on Sports Performance.- Exercise and Pregnancy: Hormonal Considerations.- Vitamin D and Exercise Performance.- The effects of altitude on the hormonal response to physical exercise.- An Introduction to Circadian Endocrine Physiology - Implications for Exercise and Sports Performance.- Physical Activity and Mood. The Endocrine Connection.- Endocrine Responses to Acute and Chronic Exercise in the Developing Child.- Exercise in Older Adults: The Effect of Age on Exercise Endocrinology.- Oncology Patients and Aerobic Exercise: Immune System, Endocrine System, and Soluble Factor Responses.- Diabetes and Exercise.- Extreme Sports and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: An oxymoron or a growing reality?- The Endocrine System in Overtraining.- Hormones as Performance Enhancing Agents.