Contents
Chapter 1. Endocrine System (Overview)
Chapter 2. Endocrine Secretory Control (Autocrine, Paracrine, and
Endocrine Mediators)
Chapter 3. Hormone Disposition, Measurement and Secretion
(Production & Distribution Volume, Clearance & Immunoassay)
Chapter 4. Mechanisms of Catecholamine and Polypeptide Hormone
Action: I (Receptors and Second Messengers)
Chapter 5. Mechanisms of Catecholamine and Polypeptide Hormone
Action: II (The Intracellular Ca2+/DG Messenger System)
Chapter 6. Steroid and Thyroid Hormones (Mechanisms of Action)
Chapter 7. Hypothalamus and Pituitary (Directors of the Endocrine
Orchestra)
Chapter 8. Proopiomelanocortin and Related Peptides: I (Endogenous
Opiate-Like Peptides)
Chapter 9. Proopiomelanocortin and Related Peptides: II
(Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone)
Chapter 10. Growth Hormone: I (Actions and Secretory Control)
Chapter 11. Growth Hormone: II (Hypo- and Hypersomatotropism)
Chapter 12. Antidiuretic Hormone (Vasopressin)
Chapter 13. Diabetes Insipidus (Central and Nephrogenic)
Chapter 14. Calcium (Physiologic Actions)
Chapter 15. Magnesium and phosphate (Physiologic Actions)
Chapter 16. Parathormone, Calcitonin, and Vitamin D: I (PTH, PTHrp,
and CT)
Chapter 17. Parathormone, Calcitonin, and Vitamin D: II (CT and
1,25(OH)2D)
Chapter 18. Disorders of Calcium Homeostasis (Hyper- and
Hypocalcemia)
Chapter 19. Mineral Imbalances: I (Na+, K+, PO43–, and Mg2+)
Chapter 20. Mineral Imbalances: II (Parturient Hypocalcemia and
Osteoporosis)
Chapter 21. ACTH and Glucocorticoids: I (Corticosteroidogenesis and
Degradation)
Chapter 22. ACTH and Glucocorticoids: II (ACTH Secretion and
Action)
Chapter 23. ACTH and Glucocorticoids: III (Organ and Tissue
Effects)
Chapter 24. ACTH and Glucocorticoids: IV (Physiologic and
Pharmacologic Actions)
Chapter 25. Cushing's-Like Syndrome and Disease (Glucocorticoid
Excess)
Chapter 26. Mineralocorticoids (Effects on Na+, K+ and H+)
Chapter 27. Renin-Angiotensin System: I (The Juxtaglomerular
Apparatus)
Chapter 28. Renin-Angiotensin System: II (Hypertension)
Chapter 29. Addison’s-Like Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism)
Chapter 30. Erythropoietin (Production and Action)
Chapter 31. Natriuretic Peptides (ANP, BNP, CNP, and
Urodilatin)
Chapter 32. Adrenal Medulla: I (Catecholamine Biosynthesis and
Degradation)
Chapter 33. Adrenal Medulla: II (Adrenergic Receptors and the
Sympathoadrenal Response)
Chapter 34. Pheochromocytoma (Catecholamine-Secreting Tumor)
Chapter 35. Phasic Responses to Trauma (Immediate, Catabolic, and
Anabolic)
Chapter 36. Thyroid: I (Hormone Biosynthesis and Secretory
Regulation)
Chapter 37. Thyroid: II (Metabolic Effects of Thyroid Hormones)
Chapter 38. Hypothyroidism (Signs and Symptoms)
Chapter 39. Hyperthyroidism (Signs and Symptoms)
Chapter 40. Endocrine Pancreas: I (The Islets of Langerhans)
Chapter 41. Endocrine Pancreas: II (Regulation of Insulin
Release)
Chapter 42. Insulin (Actions and Degradation)
Chapter 43. Glucagon (Biosynthesis and Metabolic Actions)
Chapter 44. Diabetes Mellitus (The “Pissing Evil”)
Chapter 45. Acute Insulin Withdrawal: I (Carbohydrate and Lipid
Metabolism)
Chapter 46. Acute Insulin Withdrawal: II (Protein Metabolism and
Electrolyte Depletion)
Chapter 47. Gastrointestinal Hormones: I (Introduction and
Historical Perspective)
Chapter 48. Gastrointestinal Hormones: II (Gastrins)
Chapter 49. Gastrointestinal Hormones: III (Gastric HCl Secretion,
and CCK)
Chapter 50. Gastrointestinal Hormones: IV (Secretin and other GI
Peptides)
Chapter 51. APUDomas (Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gut)
Reproductive Endocrinology Introduction
Chapter 52. Estrous Cycles (Types and Phases)
Chapter 53. Ovine, Canine and Feline Estrous Cycles (Endocrine
Parameters)
Chapter 54. Bovine, Equine and Rodent Estrous Cycles (Endocrine
Parameters
Chapter 55. Primate Menstrual Cycle (Endocrine Parameters)
Chapter 56. Menstruation and Regulation of Gonadotropin Release
(Control of the GnRH Pulse Generator)
Chapter 57. Spermatogenesis and Ovulation (Gonadotropin
Control)
Chapter 58. Male Reproductive System (The Testes and Accessory Sex
Glands)
Chapter 59. Testosterone, Estrogen and Progesterone (Biosynthesis,
Metabolism and Functions)
Chapter 60. Pineal Gland: I (Photoperiodic Regulation of
Reproductive Events)
Chapter 61. Pineal Gland: II (Nonreproductive Actions of
Melatonin)
Chapter 62. Placental Hormones (Fertilization, the CL and
Placenta)
Chapter 63. Fetal Endocrine System: I (The Fetoplacental Unit)
Chapter 64. Fetal Endocrine System: II (Glandular Development)
Chapter 65. Maternal Endocrine System (Functional Alterations
during Pregnancy)
Chapter 66. Maternal Organ Systems (Patterns of Change)
Chapter 67. Mammary Glands (Mammogenesis and Lactation)
Chapter 68. Prolactin (Secretory Control and Physiologic
Actions)
Chapter 69. Oxytocin (Physiologic Actions)
Chapter 70. Neonatal Physiology: I (Thermal, Nutritional, and
Cardiovascular Adaptations)
Chapter 71. Neonatal Physiology: II (Organ System Development)
Chapter 72. Comparative Aspects of Endocrinology
Appendix Table I Blood Chemistry Values for Domestic Animals
Appendix Table II Reproductive Patterns of Domestic Animals
Appendix Table III Basic Physiological Units
Learning Objectives, Study Questions and Answers
References
Index
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