Overview
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Amal K. Mukhopadhyay
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Institute for Hormone and Fertility Research, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Mohan K. Raizada
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University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Frontiers in Reproductive Physiology
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- Richard W. Steger, Andrzej Bartke
Pages 15-32
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- Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Jorma Toppari
Pages 33-54
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- Gerhard F. Weinbauer, Eberhard Nieschlag
Pages 55-65
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- Bernard Jégou, Charles Pineau
Pages 67-86
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- Kelle H. Moley, James R. Schreiber
Pages 103-119
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Prorenin-Renin-Angiotensin System: Novel Aspects and Recent Advances
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- Kathleen H. Berecek, Lin Zhang
Pages 141-168
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- Robert C. Speth, Steven M. Thompson, Susan J. Johns
Pages 169-192
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- Steven J. Fluharty, Lawrence P. Reagan, Daniel K. Yee
Pages 193-215
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- Willa A. Hsueh, Yung S. Do, Pamela W. Anderson, Ronald E. Law
Pages 217-223
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- A. H. Nielsen, A. Hagemann, K. Poulsen
Pages 253-268
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- Amal K. Mukhopadhyay, Joana Cobilanschi, Bärbel Brunswig-Spickenheier, Freimut A. Leidenberger
Pages 269-277
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Proceedings of the Symposium on Tissue Prorenin-Renin-Angiotensin Systems: Local Regulatory Actions in Reproductive and Endocrine Organs Hamburg, Germany, July 1–16, 1994
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- Martin Paul, Philippe Stock, Matthias Langheinrich, Lutz Liefeldt, Gilbert Schönfelder, Michael Böhm
Pages 279-283
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- T. Voigtländer, A. Ripperger, D. Ganten, M. Bader
Pages 285-292
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- H. Brasch, L. Sieroslawski, N. Bergmann, P. Dominiak
Pages 293-298
About this book
Recent progress in recombinant DNA technology and the availability of a number of nonpeptide subtype-specific receptor antagonists and of specific antibodies to components of prorenin-renin-angiotensin system (PRAS) have led to rapid advances in the under standing of the multifaceted role of angiotensin II, classically known as a peptide hormone of cardiovascular homeostasis. Accumulating evidence sug responsible for the regulation gests that, in addition to its role in salt and water metabolism, PRAS may control other physiological functions including neurosecretion, cellular proliferation, hypertrophy and/or differentiation, angiogenesis and gonadal function. At the same time, it is becoming evident that the specialized functions of endocrine glands are not only regulated by trophic hormones but also by locally produced paracrine/autocrine factors. The concept is emerging that tissue PRAS is one such locally active regulatory system. With more and more reproductive and endocrine organs being added to the list of tissues that contain a local tissue PRAS, questions are being raised by the reproductive biologists and endocrinologists as to the role of such systems in the tissues of their interest. On the other hand, the cardiovascular and renovascular physiologists are wondering about the relevance of PRAS in various peripheral tissues compared to those of the classical cardiovascular organs. It appeared, therefore, that the time was ripe for a meeting to consider a merger of interest in these two important but heretofore distinct areas of physiology.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute for Hormone and Fertility Research, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Amal K. Mukhopadhyay
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University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Mohan K. Raizada