Thyroid Hormone

Thyroid hormone is important for controlling metabolism and many other body functions. Changes in thyroid hormone physiology, its regulation and diseases thereof have been a concern for the mankind. Understanding of the thyroid hormone(s) has been continuously updated and revised. The contributions from different authors have been incorporated in this book for this purpose. The original work of these contributors will be especially useful in furthering the knowledge on thyroid and help in creating new vistas of research. Preface Thyroid Hormone 1 Section 1 Thyroid Hormone Physiology 11 Chapter 1 "Quo Vadis?" Deciphering the Code of Nongenomic Action of Thyroid Hormones in Mature Mammalian Brain 13 Chapter 2 Ecological Genetics of Thyroid Hormone Physiology in Humans and Wild Animals 47 Chapter 3 Paracrine Regulation of Thyroid-Hormone Synthesis by C Cells 61 Chapter 4 Thyroid Hormone Effects on Sensory Perception, Mental Speed, Neuronal Excitability and Ion Channel Regulation 95 Section 2 Developmental Physiology 133 Chapter 5 Maternal-Fetal Thyroid Interactions 135 Section 3 Thyroid Hormone Excess 167 Chapter 6 Thyroid Hormone Excess: Graves' Disease 169 Section 4 Thyroid Hormone Deficiency 191 Chapter 7 Mild Thyroid Deficiency in the Elderly 193 Section 5 Thyroid Hormone in Special Situations 221 Chapter 8 Obesity and Weight Loss: The Influence of Thyroid Hormone on Adipokines 223 Chapter 9 Thyroid Disorders and Bone Mineral Homeostasis 261 Chapter 10 Thyroid Hormone and Energy Expenditure 287 Chapter 11 Thyroid Autoimmunity in Patients with Skin Disorders 307 Chapter 12 Thyroid Function Abnormalities in Patients Receiving Anticancer Agents 321 Section 6 Experimental Advances 353 Chapter 13 Thyroid Culture from Monolayer to Closed Follicles 355 Thyroid hormone, Volume 106, the latest release in the Vitamins and Hormones series first published in 1943 provides up-to-date information on crystal structures and basic structural studies on neurotrophins and their receptors, neurotrophin functions and the biological actions of neurotrophins related to clinical conditions and disease. This new release focuses on timely topics, including the Nuclear Import and Export of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor, the Thyroid hormone and the white matter of the central nervous system: from development to repair, Thyroid hormone and astrocyte differentiation, and the Molecular Basis of Nongenomic Actions of Thyroid Hormone, amongst other topics.-- Source other than Library of Congress