{"product_id":"neuroendocrinology-the-normal-neuroendocrine-system-hardback-9780444536174","title":"Neuroendocrinology; The Normal Neuroendocrine System (Hardback) 9780444536174","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNeuroendocrinology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Normal Neuroendocrine System\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive picture of the current field of neuroendocrinology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLuciano Martini (Volume editor), George Chrousos (Volume editor), Fernand Labrie (Volume editor), Karel Pacak (Volume editor), Donald W. Pfaff (Volume editor)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780444536174, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 May 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e26 x 18.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeuroendocrinology is a discipline which originated about 50 years ago as a branch of Endocrinology and that is now strictly linked to neuroscience. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eVolumes 181 and 182 of Progress in Brain Research provide a rapid view of the major points presently discussed at biological and clinical levels. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe chapters have been written by top scientists who are directly involved in basic or clinical research and who use the most sophisticated biotechnological techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe volumes cover of the role of genetics in many endocrine-related events, like neuroendocrinological diseases and endocrine depenedent cancers (prostate, breast, etc,). 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Tena-Sempere (Córdoba, Spain) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Regulation of complex pulsatile and rhythmic neuroendocrine systems: the male gonadal axis as a prototype J.D. Veldhuis, D.M. Keenan and S.M. Pincus (Minnesota, Virginia and Connecticut, USA)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Physiological significance of the rhythmic secretion of hypothalamic and pituitary hormones E.-H. Gan and R. Quinton (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Melatonin: a multitasking molecule R.J. Reiter, D.-X. Tan and L. Fuentes-Broto (Texas, USA) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Modulation of steroid hormone receptor activity V. Staniši  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. The intracrine sex steroid biosynthesis pathways V. Luu-The and F. Labrie (Quebec, Canada) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Steroidogenic enzymes in the brain: morphological aspects G. Pelletier (Quebec, Canada).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The multiple roles of estrogens and the enzyme aromatase W.C. Boon, J.D.Y. Chow and E.R. Simpson (Victoria, Australia) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. ERb in CNS: new roles in development and function X. Fan, H. Xu, M. Warner and J.-Å. Gustafsson (Chongqing, China, Huddinge, Sweden and Texas, USA) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Interactions of estradiol and insulin-like growth factor-I signalling in the nervous system: New advances L.M. Garcia-Segura, M.-A. Ar  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. A hormonal contraceptive for men: how close are we? I. 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