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Hormonally Active Brain Peptides

Structure and Function

Part of the book series: Biochemical Endocrinology (BIOEND)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Secondary Structure — Function Relationships in β-Endorphin

    • László Gráf, Miklós Hollósi
    Pages 25-43
  3. Studies on the Conformation of Neuropeptides

    • Karl Lintner, Flavio Toma, François Piriou, Pierre Fromageot, Serge Fermandjian
    Pages 45-69
  4. Hormonal Regulation of and Ionic Requirements for in Vitro Release of Hypothalamic Peptides

    • Sophia V. Drouva, Jacques Epelbaum, Claude Kordon
    Pages 99-123
  5. In Vitro Release of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone

    • E. J. Peck Jr., C. Pasqualini, B. Kerdelhué
    Pages 125-140
  6. Effects of Estrogens on Receptor “Nucleotropy” and “Activation”

    • Walter Sierralta, Jürgen Gaues, Linda Görlich, Alun Hughes, Erhard Kallweit, Janet Kielhorn et al.
    Pages 215-233
  7. Steroids and Membrane-Associated Events in Neurons and Pituitary Cells

    • B. Duty, L. Dufy-Barbe, E. Arnauld, J. D. Vincent
    Pages 235-252
  8. Electrical Effects of Steroids in Neurons

    • Martin J. Kelly
    Pages 253-277
  9. Distribution and Changes in Peptides in the Brain

    • Nicholas Barden, André Dupont
    Pages 307-326
  10. In Vitro Synthesis of Hypothalamic Neurophysin Precursors

    • Irwin M. Chaiken, Ernst A. Fischer, Linda C. Giudice, Christopher J. Hough
    Pages 327-347
  11. Steroid Antagonism of Melanosome Movements Induced by Neuropeptides

    • Philippa M. Edwards, Guy G. Rousseau
    Pages 349-365
  12. Is VIP a Neuroregulator or a Hormone?

    • G. Rosselin, W. Rotsztejn, M. Laburthe, P. M. Dubois
    Pages 367-395
  13. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Release into Hypophyseal Portal Blood and Mechanism of Action

    • George Fink, Mukund Aiyer, Sharon Chiappa, Simon Henderson, Murray Jamieson, Victor Levy-Perez et al.
    Pages 397-426

Editors and Affiliations

  • The International Foundation for Biochemical Endocrinology, Blue Hill Falls, USA

    Kenneth W. McKerns

  • Institute for Biological Research, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    Vladimir Pantić

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hormonally Active Brain Peptides

  • Book Subtitle: Structure and Function

  • Editors: Kenneth W. McKerns, Vladimir Pantić

  • Series Title: Biochemical Endocrinology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9248-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-9250-1Published: 12 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-9248-8Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 640

  • Number of Illustrations: 155 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general

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