The mysteries of stress and its bodily effects revive old challenges and provide us with new ones. The Bjorntorp Symposium, which is recorded in this volume, focused on the role of stress and the brain in the pathologic conditions of obesity and metabolic syndrome, including in their physiology, pathophysiology, socioeconomic consequences, and ...
Crosstalk between the neuroendocrine and immune systems plays an essential role in inflammatory, autoimmune, and allergic diseases. An international group of scientists from the fields of neurobiology, neuroendocrinology, immunology, and behavioral sciences reports here on recent advances in our understanding of the communication and modulation ...
The entire span of a woman's reproductive years and beyond is the scope of this volume, which presents research covering events from first menstruation through the post-menopausal years. Special care has been taken to balance basic research and clinical information. The volume comprises chapters on first menstruation, hypothalamic amenorrhea, ...
The discipline of neuroimmunomodulation is devoted to interactions between the immune nervous systems at all levels and includes observation on brain, pituitary, peripheral nervous system and immune cells. Nitric oxide synthase is contained within neurons in the brain and modifies behavioural and hormonal responses by acting on other neurons and ...
Physiologic adaptations and pathologic states that result from changes of target tissue sensitivity to hormones are vital concerns in endocrinology. Part of the "Modern Endocrinology Series", this text features an overview of the human hormone resistance and hypersensitivity syndromes due to pre-receptor, receptor and postreceptor abnormalities. ...
In "Adrenal Disorders", a panel of distinguished physicians and researchers select the most relevant new findings and integrate them into the existing body of clinical knowledge on adrenal pathologies. The book includes important reviews of disturbances in cortisol homeostasis, and new concepts regarding adrenal tumors and hereditary adrenal ...
In Stress: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications George P. Chrousos and his co-authors present a comprehensive overview of the multiple facets of the stress response, a field that has seen rapid advancement in knowledge in the past few years. The authors describe the stress system and its components; the basic mechanisms of the stress ...
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis controls reactions to stress and regulates various body processes such as digestion, the immune system, mood and sexuality, and energy usage. This volume focuses on the immune system and provides substantive experimental and clinical data to support current understanding in the field, and potential ...
As populations grow exponentially, good reproductive health is among the highest priorities of international agencies and policy-makers. Advances in medical science have made both the treatment of infertility and the reduction of unwanted pregnancies widely available, yet the long-term effects of these practices has yet to be determined. Widely ...
Carnitine is a naturally occurring compound with a central role in intermediate metabolism. This nutrient is widely used as a dietary supplement for its actions on fat metabolism, muscle performance, and cognitive function. Several commercials promote its use by athletes and to combat obesity and aging without dose- or side-effect specifications, ...
Understanding the physiological and psychological changes that take place during childhood, puberty, and adolescence is crucial for the prevention of ills that afflict adult society. The study of these fields is interdisciplinary, and pediatric and adolescent gynecology serve primary roles. In this book George Creatsas, George Mastorakos, and ...
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