Neurochemical aspects of hypothalamic function : proceedings of a symposium during the second meeting of the International Society for neurochemistry ; Milano, September 1969

Neurochemical Aspects of Hypothalamic Function covers the proceedings of the Second International Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry, held in Milan, Italy, on September 1969. The one-day symposium focuses on the neurochemical aspects of hypothalamic function and their relation to secretion of anterior pituitary hormones. This book contains seven chapters that emphasize the relationships among the effects of environmental stimuli and observable changes in catecholamines in the hypothalamus, indoleamines in the pineal, the hypophysiotropic hormones of the hypothalamus, and secretion of anterior pituitary hormones. This text further explores some important interactions between the external environment, brain, and anterior pituitary, as well as feedback on the brain and anterior pituitary by body target organs, with a particular emphasis on their function as a unit. This book is an ideal source for neucochemists, neurologists, and researchers who are interested in the hypothalamic function. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv CONTRIBUTORS , Page vii PREFACE , Pages ix-x , Luciano Martini, Joseph Meites MODIFICATION OF SYNTHESIS AND RELEASE OF HYPOTHALAMIC RELEASING FACTORS INDUCED BY EXOGENOUS STIMULI , Pages 1-43 , Joseph Meites MODIFICATION OF SYNTHESIS AND RELEASE OF HYPOTHALAMIC RELEASING FACTORS INDUCED BY CHANGES OF THE ENDOCRINE “MILIEU” , Pages 45-60 , Marcella Motta PARTICIPATION OF CENTRAL MONOAMINERGIC NEURONS IN THE REGULATION OF ANTERIOR PITUITARY SECRETION , Pages 61-83 , Kjell Fuxe, Tomas Hökfelt, Gösta Jonsson ROLE OF BRAIN CAT EC HOL AMINES IN THE CONTROL OF ANTERIOR PITUITARY FUNCTIONS , Pages 85-100 , Claude Kordon, Jacques Glowinski EFFECTS OF ENDOCRINE MANIPULATIONS ON THE METABOLISM OF HYPOTHALAMIC MONOAMINES , Pages 101-133 , Walter Lichtensteiger CONTROL OF THE SYNTHESIS OF MELATONIN AND OTHER METHOXYINDOLES IN THE MAMMALIAN PINEAL ORGAN , Pages 135-140 , Richard J. Wurtman ROLE OF INDOLEAMINES IN THE CONTROL OF THE SECRETION OF PITUITARY GONADOTROPINS , Pages 141-159 , Franco Fraschini Edited By L. Martini And Joseph Meites. Proceedings Of A Symposium Held In Milano, Italy, September 1969, During The Second Meeting Of The International Society For Neurochemistry. Includes Bibliographies.