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Front Cover; Steroids in Nonmammalian Vertebrates; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PRFFACF; Chapter 1. Why Comparative Endocrinology?; Text; References; Chapter 2. Steroid Methodology; I. Introduction; II. Criteria for the Identification of Steroids Isolated from Natural Sources; III. Isolation and Quantification of Steroids; IV. Methods for Study of Steroid Biosynthesis; References; Chapter 3. The Functional Morphology of Steroidogenic Tissues; I. Introduction; II. Testis; III. Ovary; IV. Adrenocortical (Interrenal) Tissue; References
Chapter 4. Corticosteroids in FishI. Introduction; II. Fish as Experimental Animals; III. Identification and Quantification of Corticosteroids; IV. Factors Affecting Corticosteroidogenesis; V. Protein Binding of Corticosteroids; VI. Production and Clearance of Corticosteroids; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix: Tables A. I-A. XI; Chapter 5. Corticosteroids in Amphibia, Reptilia, and Aves; I. Introduction; II. The Nature of Corticosteroids in Amphibia, Reptilia, and Aves; III. The Biosynthesis of Corticosteroids in the Amphibian, Reptilian, and Avian Adrenal Gland; IV. Summary
AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 6. Androgens in Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds; I. Introduction; II. Isolation and Identification of C19 Steroids; III. Biosynthesis of C19 Steroids; IV. Intermediate Metabolism of C19 Steroids; V. Conjugation of Steroids; VI. Androgen Production and Clearance in Vivo; VII. Protein Binding of Sex Hormones in Fishes and Amphibians; VIII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Estrogens in Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds; I. Introduction; II. Isolation, Identification, and Quantification; III. Biosynthesis
IV. Intermediate Metabolism of C18 SteroidsV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 8. Biological Actions of Steroid Hormones in Nonmammalian Vertebrates; I. Actions of Adrenocorticosteroids; II. Physicochemical Aspects; III. Actions of Sex Steroids; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
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