Progress in Comparative Endocrinology - August Epple - Hardcover

Partial table of contents: MOLECULAR STRUCTURE. Structure Evolution and Processing Adaptation of Neurohypophysial Hormone-Neurophysin Precursors (R. Acher). RECEPTORS, EFFECTORS, AND RELATED MECHANISMS. Aromatization and Estrogen Action in Brain (G. Callard, et al.). DEVELOPMENT, DIFFERENTIATION, AND GROWTH. Prolactin and Synlactin: Comparative Aspects (C. Nicoll, et al.). NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. Evolution of Chordate Endocrine Organs (R. Olsson). REPRODUCTION. The Life Cycle of the Brain-Pituitary-Gonad-Axis in Teleosts (M. Schreibman, et al.). THYROID AXIS. Comparative Studies of Thyroid Hormone Deiodinase Systems (F. McNabb & T. Freeman). ADRENAL AXIS AND STRESS. Evolutionary Aspects of Corticotropin Releasing Hormones (K. Lederis, et al.). GUT ENDOCRINES. Phylogenetic Patterns of the Endocrine Pancreas (J. Brinn & A. Epple). OSMOREGULATION. Diuretic Hormones and Malpighian Tubule Function (A. Rafaeli). CALCIUM PHYSIOLOGY. Hypocalcin Physiology (G. Flik). EICOSANOIDS. Prostaglandins in Lower Vertebrates (C. Herman). CHRONOBIOLOGY. Endogenous-Exogenous Interactions in Circannual Rhythms (E. Gwinner). BEHAVIOR. Androgens and Dominance in Higher Vertebrates (E. Prove). HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS. Occurrence and Possible Significance of Developmental Hormones in Nematodes (G. Barker, et al.). Species Index. Subject Index.Epple, August is the author of 'Progress in Comparative Endocrinology - August Epple - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780471568001 and ISBN 0471568007.