Recent Progress in Hormone Research : Proceedings of the 1974 Laurentian Hormone Conference

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 31 covers the proceedings of the 1974 Laurentian Hormone Conference held in Mount Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, on August 25-30, 1974. The book discusses the relationship between catecholamines and other hormones; the hormone receptor complexes and their modulation of membrane function; and receptors for insulin, NSILA-s, and growth hormone. The text also describes the mechanism of action of pituitary growth hormone; hormonal regulation of ovalbumin synthesis in the chick oviduct; and studies on the hepatic glucocorticoid receptor and on the hormonal modulation of specific mRNA levels during enzyme induction. The endocrine neurons; the formation of estrogens by central neuroendocrine tissues; and the operating characteristics of the hypothalamic-pituitary system during the menstrual cycle and observations of biological action of somatostatin are also considered. The book further tackles somatostatin; the relationship of sleep and sleep stages to neuroendocrine secretion and biological rhythms in human; and the genetic approaches to the study of the regulation and actions of vasopressin. The identification and actions of gastric inhibitory polypeptide; the studies on the pathogenesis of Graves'ophthalmopathy, and qualitative and quantitative gonad-pituitary feedback is also looked into. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS AND DISCUSSANTS , Pages ix-x PREFACE , Pages xi-xii , ROY O. GREEP Relationship between Catecholamines and Other Hormones , Pages 1-35 , JULIUS AXELROD Hormone Receptor Complexes and Their Modulation of Membrane Function , Pages 37-94 , PEDRO CUATRECASAS, MORLEY D. HOLLENBERG, KWEN-JEN CHANG, VANN BENNETT Receptors for Insulin, NSILA-s, and Growth Hormone: Applications to Disease States in Man , Pages 95-139 , JESSE ROTH, C. RONALD KAHN, MAXINE A. LESNIAK, PHILLIP GORDEN, PIERRE DE MEYTS, KLARA MEGYESI, DAVID M. NEVILLE JR., JAMES R. GAVIN III, ANDREW H. SOLL, PIERRE FREYCHET, IRA D. GOLDFINE, ROBERT S. BAR, JUANITA A. ARCHER Mechanism of Action of Pituitary Growth Hormone , Pages 141-174 , G.P. TALWAR, M.R. PANDIAN, NIRBHAY KUMAR, S.N.S. HANJAN, R.K. SAXENA, R. KRISHNARAJ, S.L. GUPTA Hormonal Regulation of Ovalbumin Synthesis in the Chick Oviduct , Pages 175-211 , ROBERT T. SCHIMKE, DREW SULLIVAN, G. STANLEY MCKNIGHT, DAVID J. SHAPIRO, RAFAEL PALACIOS Studies on the Hepatic Glucocorticoid Receptor and on the Hormonal Modulation of Specific mRNA Levels during Enzyme Induction , Pages 213-242 , P. FEIGELSON, M. BEATO, P. COLMAN, M. KALIMI, L.A. KILLEWICH, G. SCHUTZ Endocrine Neurons , Pages 243-294 , B.A. CROSS, R.E.J. DYBALL, R.G. DYER, C.W. JONES, D.W. LINCOLN, J.F. MORRIS, B.T. PICKERING The Formation of Estrogens by Central Neuroendocrine Tissues , Pages 295-319 , F. NAFTOLIN, K.J. RYAN, I.J. DAVIES, Z. PETRO, M. KUHN, V.V. REDDY, F. FLORES, R.J. WHITE, Y. TAKAOKA, L. WOLIN The Operating Characteristics of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary System during the Menstrual Cycle and Observations of Biological Action of Somatostatin , Pages 321-363 , S.S.C. YEN, B.L. LASLEY, C.F. WANG, H. LEBLANC, T.M. SILER Somatostatin , Pages 365-397 , WYLIE VALE, PAUL BRAZEAU, CATHERINE RIVIER, MARVIN BROWN, BARBARA BOSS, JEAN RIVIER, ROGER BURGUS, NICHOLAS LING, ROGER GUILLEMIN The Relationship of Sleep and Sleep Stages to Neuroendocrine Secretion and Biological Rhythms in Man , Pages 399-446 , ELLIOT D. WEITZMAN, ROBERT M. BOYAR, SHELDON KAPEN, LEON HELLMAN Genetic Approaches to the Study of the Regulation and Actions of Vasopressin , Pages 447-486 , HEINZ VALTIN, HILDA W. SOKOL, DAVID SUNDE Identification and Actions of Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide , Pages 487-532 , J.C. BROWN, J.R. DRYBURGH, S.A. Ross, J. DUPRÉ Studies on the Pathogenesis of Graves' Ophthalmopathy (with Some Related Observations Regarding Therapy) , Pages 533-566 , JOSEPH P. KRISS, MARY HERMAN, JUNGI KONISHI Qualitative and Quantitative Gonad–Pituitary Feedback , Pages 567-626 , E.M. BOGDANOVE, J.M. NOLIN, G.T. CAMPBELL Subject Index , Pages 627-631