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Vitamins and hormones : advances in research and applications. Volume 21 /

VITAMINS AND HORMONES V21.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Harris, Robert S. (Robert Samuel), 1904-1983, Wool, Ira G., Loraine, John Alexander
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1963.
Series:Vitamins and hormones ; v. 21.
Subjects:
Vitamins > Research.
Hormones > Research.
Hormones
Hormones > Recherche.
hormone.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
Hormones > Research
Vitamins > Research
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Vitamins and Hormones, Volume 21; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 21; Preface; Chapter 1. Intrinsic Factor; I. Introduction; II. Site of Secretion and Sources of Intrinsic Factor; III. Assay of Intrinsic Factor; IV. Purification and Properties; V. Mechanism of Action of Intrinsic Factor; VI. Biochemical Uses of Intrinsic Factor; VII. Immunochemical Studies with Intrinsic Factor; VIII. Vitamin B12 Peptide; IX. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Cartilage, Bones, and Teeth; I. Introduction; II. Vitamin D; III. Vitamin A; IV. Summary.
  • Chapter 5. Corticosteroids and Enzyme ActivityI. Introduction; II. Factors That Modify Metabolic Activity; III. Enzymes Responsive to Glucocorticoids; IV. Enzymes Affected by Mineralocorticoids; V. Responsiveness of Adaptive Enzymes to Steroid Analogs and Other Hormones; VI. Enzymes Induced by Amino Acids and Other Compounds; VII. Studies on the Mechanism of Enzymatic Adaptation and Nature Induced Enzyme; VIII. Factors That Influence the Activity of Cortisol-Inducible Enzymes in Vivo; IX. Effects of Glucocorticoids in Vivo; X. Metabolism Altered by Glucocorticoids in Vitro.
  • XI. Possible Mechanisms of Action of CorticosteroidsXII. Role of Corticosteroid-Responsive Enzymes in the Regulation of Metabolism and Growth; References; Chapter 6. The Endocrine System and the Stomach; I. Introduction; II. The Influence of the Pituitary Gland on the Stomach; III. The Influence of the Adrenal Cortex on the Stomach; IV. The Influence of the Sex Glands on the Stomach; V. The Influence of the Parathyroid Glands on the Stomach; VI. Ulcer-Preventing Activities and Gastric Secretory Depressants in Urine-Anthelone and Urogastrone; VII. Summary; References.
  • Cumulative Index Volumes 16-20Author Index; Subject Index.