Molecular endocrinology : basic concepts and clinical correlations /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Weintraub, Bruce D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Raven Press, [1995]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Basic concepts and techniques in molecular biology
  • Diverse mechanisms for regulation of hormone synthesis and action: relationship to endocrine diseases and the human genome project
  • DNA sequence analysis
  • Linkage analysis of human diseases
  • Localizing mutations in human genes
  • Measurement of gene transcription and messenger RNA
  • Transcriptional regulation of endocrine genes by second-messenger signaling pathways
  • Transgenic mice provide multiple paradigms for studies in molecular endocrinology.
  • Gene targeting by homologous recombination in mouse embryonic stem cells
  • Hormone and receptor genes
  • Cloning and expression of polypeptide hormone genes
  • Cloning and regulation of catecholamine receptor genes
  • Cloning and regulation of glycoprotein hormone receptor genes
  • Non-receptor-binding proteins for insulin-like growth factors and other cytokines: modulators of peptide action
  • Molecular and cellular biology of the insulin-like growth factors
  • Steroid hormone receptor superfamily: molecular mechanisms of action.
  • Thyroid hormone response elements
  • Posttranscriptional effects of thyroid hormones
  • Integrated view of thyroid hormone actions in vivo
  • Endocrine diseases
  • Type I diabetes mellitus
  • Mutations in the insulin receptor gene in insulin resistant patients
  • G protein dysfunction in disease
  • Graves' disease and autoimmune thyroiditis
  • Genetic abnormalities of thyroid hormone transport serum proteins
  • Molecular basis of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
  • Thyroid hormone resistance
  • Mutations in the androgen receptor gene that cause androgen resistance.
  • Vitamin D resistance
  • Molecular aspects of familial glucocorticoid resistance
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  • Growth hormone deficiency
  • Endocrine therapy with recombinant hormones and growth factors.