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Main description:
This timely volume provides a comprehensive overview of glucocorticoids and their role in regulating many aspects of physiology and their use in the treatment of disease. The book is broken into four sections that begin by giving a general introduction to glucocorticoids and a brief history of the field. The second section will discuss the effects of glucocorticoids on metabolism, while the third section will cover the effects of glucocorticoids on key tissues. The final section will discuss general topics, such as animal models in glucocorticoid research and clinical implications of glucocorticoid research. Featuring chapters from leaders in the field, this volume will be of interest to both researchers and clinicians.
Contents:
Section 1: Introductory Materials
Ch. 1: Regulatory actions of glucocorticoid hormones: from organisms to
mechanisms
Daryl K. Granner, Jen-Chywan Wang, Keith R. Yamamoto
Ch. 2: Molecular Biology of Glucocorticoid Signaling
Margarita Arango-Lievano, Lambert W. Marcus, Freddy Jeanneteau
Ch. 3: Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid-regulated Gene Transcription
Sebastiaan H. Meijsing
Ch. 4: Clinical perspective: What do Addison and Cushing tell us about
glucocorticoid action?
Charles Harris
Section 2: Effects of glucocorticoids on metabolism
Ch. 5: Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by Glucocorticoids
Taiyi Kuo, Allison McQueen, Tzu-Chieh Chen, Jen-Chywan Wang
Ch. 6: How do glucocorticoids regulate lipid metabolism?
Roldan M. de Guia, Stephan Herzig
Ch. 7: Glucocorticoids and Skeletal Muscle
Sue C. Bodine, J. David Furlow
Section 3: Specific Effects of Glucocorticoids on tissues
Ch. 8: Glucocorticoid- induced osteoporosis
Baruch Frenkel, Wendy White, Jan Tuckermann
Ch. 9: Effects of glucocorticoids in the immune system
Emmanuel Oppong, Andrew C. B. Cato
Ch. 10: Glucocorticoids and the brain: neural mechanisms regulating the stress
response
Shawn N. Shirazi, Aaron R. Friedman, Daniela Kaufer, Samuel A.
Sakhai
Ch. 11: Glucocorticoid Regulation of Reproduction
Anna C. Geraghty, Daniela Kaufer
Ch. 12: Glucocorticoids and the lung
Anthony Gerber
Ch. 13: Glucocorticoids and the Cardiovascular System
Julie Goodwin
Ch. 14: Glucocorticoids and Cancer
Miles Pufall
Section 4: Miscellaneous Topics
Ch. 15: Animal models of altered glucocorticoid signaling
Charles Harris
Ch. 16: The Dehydrogenase hypothesis
Conor Woods, Jeremy W Tomlinson
Ch. 17: Conclusions and Future Directions
Jen-Chywan Wang, Charles Harris
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Publication date: July, 2015
Pages: 380
Weight: 7939g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biochemistry, Endocrinology, Physiology
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