Recent progress in hormone research. Volume 25 : proceedings of the 1968 Laurentian Hormone Conference

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 25 presents the proceedings of the 26th meeting of the Laurentian Hormone Conference held in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, on August 23-29, 1968. The book presents papers on reproductive endocrinology (i.e. a model for the regulation of ovulation in the rat; comparative aspects of uterine-luteal relationships), proinsulin (i.e. proinsulin and the biosynthesis of insulin), and the secretion of hormones by tumors of nonendocrine origin (i.e. clinical and laboratory studies of ectopic humoral syndromes). The text also includes papers on the ultrastructure of the endocrine glands; on the thyroid (i.e. studies of the thyroid iodide''trap''in human); on neuroendocrinology (i.e. the mammalian pineal as a neuroendocrine transducer), and on steroid hormones (i.e. metabolic events associated with steroid hydroxylation by the adrenal cortex; and steroid dynamics under steady-state conditions). Endocrinologists and people involved in hormone research will find the book invaluable. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages v-vi , E.B. ASTWOOD A Model for the Regulation of Ovulation in the Rat , Pages 1-55 , NEENA B. SCHWARTZ Comparative Aspects of Uterine-Luteal Relationships , Pages 57-104 , L.L. ANDERSON, K.P. BLAND, R.M. MELAMPY Studies on the Mechanism of Steroid Hormone Regulation of Synthesis of Specific Proteins , Pages 105-160 , BERT W. O'MALLEY, WILLIAM L. MCGUIRE, PETER O. KOHLER, STANLEY G. KORENMAN Synthesis and Secretion of Placental Lactogen and Other Proteins by the Placenta , Pages 161-205 , HENRY G. FRIESEN, SEIZO SUWA, PETER PARE Proinsulin and the Biosynthesis of Insulin , Pages 207-282 , D.F. STEINER, J.L. CLARK, C. NOLAN, A.H. RUBENSTEIN, E. MARGOLIASH, B. ATEN, P.E. OYER Clinical and Laboratory Studies of Ectopic Humoral Syndromes , Pages 283-314 , GRANT W. LIDDLE, WENDELL E. NICHOLSON, DONALD P. ISLAND, DAVID N. ORTH, KAORU ABE, STEPHEN C. LOWDER The Ultrastructure of Endocrine Glands , Pages 315-380 , DON W. FAWCETT, JOHN A. LONG, ALBERT L. JONES The Metabolic Significance of Exchangeable Cellular Thyroxine , Pages 381-422 , JACK H. OPPENHEIMER, MARTIN I. SURKS, HAROLD L. SCHWARTZ Studies of the Thyroid Iodide “Trap” in Man , Pages 423-446 , W.D. ALEXANDER, R.MCG. HARDEN, J. SHIMMINS Biosynthesis and Release of Vasopressin and Neurophysin , Pages 447-491 , HOWARD SACHS, PETER FAWCETT, YUTAKA TAKABATAKE, RONALD PORTANOVA The Mammalian Pineal as a Neuroendocrine Transducer , Pages 493-522 , RICHARD J. WURTMAN, FERNANDO ANTON-TAY Metabolic Events Associated with Steroid Hydroxylation by the Adrenal Cortex , Pages 523-562 , EVAN R. SIMPSON, DAVID Y. COOPER, RONALD W. ESTABROOK Protein Binding and the Assay of Nonantigenic Hormones , Pages 563-610 , BEVERLEY E. PEARSON MURPHY Steroid Dynamics under Steady-State Conditions , Pages 611-664 , D.T. BAIRD, R. HORTON, C. LONGCOPE, J.F. TAIT Author Index , Pages 665-687 Subject Index , Pages 688-691