http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xxii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Classification of chemical messengers -- Endocrine glands and their hormones -- Pituitary gland and its hormones -- Hypothalamic hormones -- Neurotransmitters -- Neurotransmitter control of hypothalamic, pituitary and other hormones -- Regulation of hormone synthesis, storage, release, transport and deactivation -- Regulation of hormone levels in the bloodstream -- Steroid and thyroid hormone receptors -- Receptors for peptide hormones, neuropeptides and neurotransmitters -- Neuropeptides I: classification, synthesis and colocalization with classical neurotransmitters -- Neuropeptides II: neuropeptide function -- Cytokines and the interaction between the neuroendocrine and immune systems -- Methods for the study of behavioral neuroendocrinology -- Overview of behavioral neuroendocrinology: present, future and past -- Journals in endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology and behavioral endocrinology
Includes bibliographical references and index.