Recent Progress in Hormone Research: Proceedings of the 1970 Laurentian Hormone Conference

Astwood, E. B. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 148320605X / ISBN 13: 9781483206059

Published by Academic Press, 2013

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684 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.55 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recent Progress in Hormone Research: Proceedings of the 1970 Laurentian Hormone Conference
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 148320605X
• ISBN 13: 9781483206059
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.15 kilograms

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Synopsis

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 27 covers the proceedings of the 1970 Laurentian Hormone Conference held in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada on August 29-September 4, 1970.
The book discusses the x-ray analysis and the structure of insulin; spontaneous hyperglycemia and/or obesity in laboratory rodents; and the biological properties of the growth hormone-like factor from the plerocercoid of Spirometra mansonoides. The text also describes studies on human chorionic gonadotropin; studies on the structure of thyrotropin and its relationship to luteinizing hormone; and ultimobranchial follicles in the thyroid glands of rats and mice. The use of antibodies for characterization of gonadotropins and steroids; the biosynthesis of pregnenolone; and the metabolism and protein binding of sex steroids in target organs are also considered.
The book further tackles the regulation of gene expression in Escherichia coli by cyclic AMP; the mechanism of action of ACTH; and the role of vitamin D and its relationship to parathyroid hormone and calcitonin. The text then encompasses the production and secretion of testicular steroids; the factors affecting the secretion of steroids from the transplanted ovary in the sheep; and the pilot gland approach to the study of insulin secretory dynamics. The analysis of the response to ACTH by rat adrenal in a flowing system is also looked into.
Biochemists, physiologists, pathologists, endocrinologists, people working in laboratories of cancer research, chemical crystallography, and molecular biophysics will find the book invaluable.