Ciba Foundation Symposium - Regulation and Mode of Action of Thyroid Hormones (Colloquia on Endocrinology), Volume 10

Content: Chapter 1 Chairmen's Opening Remarks (pages 1–2): Roslind Pitt?Rivers Chapter 2 Hypothalamus?Pituitary?Thyroid Relationships (pages 3–20): G.W. Harris and J.W. Woods Chapter 3 Contribution to the Regulation of Thyroid Activity (pages 21–33): R. Courrier Chapter 4 The Influence of the Central Nervous System on the Control of Thyrothropin Secretion (pages 34–50): Monte A. Greer Chapter 5 Pituitary Cytology in Relation to Thyrotrophic Hormone Secretion (pages 51–58): H.D. Purves and W.E. Griesbach Chapter 6 Effects of Hypophysectomy on Organic Iodine Formation in Rat Thyroids (pages 59–78): Alvin Taurog, Winton Tong and I.L. Chaikoff Chapter 7 Factors Influencing the Thyroidal Iodide Pump (pages 79–96): N.S. Halmi Chapter 8 The “Feed?Back” Hypothesis of the Control of Thyroid Function (pages 97–123): K. Brown?Grant Chapter 9 Hormone Synthesis in the Iodine?Deficient Thyroid Gland (pages 124–134): A. Querido,, K. Schut and Janke Terpstra Chapter 10 Enzymic Aspects of Thyronine Metabolism and its Iodinated Derivatives (pages 135–155): S. Lissitzky and S. Bouchilloux Chapter 11 The Metabolism of Thyroid Hormones by Kidney and the Biological Activity of the Products (pages 156–167): Henry Lardy, Kenkichi Tomita, Frank C. Larson and Edwin C. Albright Chapter 12 On the Presence of 3:5:3??Triiodothyro?Acetic Acid and 3:3??Diiodothyronine in Rat Muscle and Kidney after Administration of 3:5:3??Triiodo?L?Thyronine (pages 168–181): Jean Roche, Raymond Michel and Pierre Jouan Chapter 13 The Distribution and Metabolism of Thyroid Hormones (pages 182–189): J. Gross, D. F. Ford, S. Symchowicz and J. H. Horton Chapter 14 The Deiodination of Thyroid Hormones in vitro (pages 190–214): N. F. Maclagan and Doreen Reid Chapter 15 Hepatic Regulation of Thyroxine Metabolism (pages 215–229): A. Vannotti Chapter 16 Thyroid Hormones at the Peripheral Tissue Level: Metabolism and Mode of Action (pages 230–252): Odette Thibault Chapter 17 Cellular Actions of Thyroxine and Similar Compounds (pages 253–269): S.B. Barker Chapter 18 Some Observations on the Clinical Effects of Triiodothyroacetic Acid (pages 270–286): W.R. Trotter Chapter 19 The Influence of the Thyroid Gland Upon Immune Responses of Different Species to Bacterial Infection (pages 287–304): D.A. Long The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.