Molecular and Cell Endocrinology

Part 1: endocrine feedback control in health and disease, T.J. Wilkon; the mechanisms of negative and positive feedback of steroids in the hypothalamus, G. Fink; regulation of the hypothalamic cortico releasing hormone neurosecretory system, M.H. Whitnall; functional morphology of hypophysiotrophic hormone synthesizing neurons - identification, connectivity and plasticity, I. Merchenthaler; the pinal gland, R.J. Reiter; pituitary-thyroid relationships, J. Magner; the parathyroid gland, M. Miki et al; the adrenal cortex, L. Lau; the adrenal medulla, S.W. Carmichael. Part 2: steroid hormone receptors, H. Keller, W. Wahli; enzyme medulation of access to hormone receptors, C. Edwards, B.R. Walker; control of steroid receptor function and gene expression - the glucocorticoid receptor, J. Webster, J.A. Cidlowski; the nuclear thyroid hormone receptor - structure and function, K. Davis, M.A. Lazar; insulin and insulin-like growth in health and disease, M. Adamo et al; molecular mechanisms in pathophysiology of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus - insulin resistance and insulin deficiency, S.I. Taylor; glucagon, V. Hruby; somatosatin, W.J. Lamberts et al; the vasopressin/oxytocin system, G. Leng; prolactin, J.R.E. Davis; growth hormone, J.O.L. Jorgensen; neuropeptide-Y - its central and peripheral significance to molecular and cellular endocrinology, J.M. Allen; atrial natriuretic hormone, R.E. Lang; natriuretic hormone as a circulatory inhibitor of Na-K-ATPase, B. Lichardus, L. Kovacs; vasoactive intestinal peptide, E.E. Daniel, J.E.T. Fox-Threlkeld; the mechanism of parathyroid hormone action, L.A. Fitzpatrick; the endothelins, W.G. Haynes, D.J. Webb; genetic engineering in the study of hormones, M. Wallis; the genetics and cell biology of calcitonin action, M. Zaide et al; the genetics and biology of vitamin D, H. DeLuca; the tissue matrix - cell signalling and hormone regulation, R.H. Getzenberg.