Cellular Endocrinology in Health and Disease

Content: 
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages ix-x, Ana Aranda, Richard Bertram, Andrew A. Bremer, Maria Luisa Brandi, Sally A. Camper, Nancy Carrasco, Luisella Cianferotti, P. Michael Conn, Constanza Contreras Jurado, Lique M. Coolen, Pascale Crépieux, Francisco Dominguez, Shereen Ezzat, Laurine Gagniac, Nathalie Gallay, Peter D. Gluckman, Karen Gomez-Hernandez, Arturo E. Gonzalez-Iglesias, Robert L. Goodman, Rodolfo Guardado-Mendoza, Florian Guillou,  et al.
Preface, Page xi, Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre, P. Michael Conn
Chapter 1 - Thyroid Hormone Receptors and their Role in Cell Proliferation and Cancer, Pages 1-17, Olaia Martínez-Iglesias, Lidia Ruiz-Llorente, Constanza Contreras Jurado, Ana Aranda
Chapter 2 - The Molecular Cell Biology of Anterior Pituitary Cells, Pages 19-39, Arturo E. Gonzalez-Iglesias, Richard Bertram
Chapter 3 - Sensing Calcium Levels: The Biology of the Parathyroid Cell, Pages 41-54, Luisella Cianferotti, Maria Luisa Brandi
Chapter 4 - The Biology of Pituitary Stem Cells, Pages 55-63, María Inés Pérez Millán, Sally A. Camper
Chapter 5 - The Na+/I− Symporter (NIS) and Thyroid Hormone Biosynthesis, Pages 65-83, Juan Pablo Nicola, Nancy Carrasco
Chapter 6 - The Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Signaling Network in Sertoli Cells, Pages 85-100, Nathalie Gallay, Laurine Gagniac, Florian Guillou, Pascale Crépieux
Chapter 7 - Epigenetics of Pituitary Cell Growth and Survival, Pages 101-110, Toru Tateno, Karen Gomez-Hernandez, Shereen Ezzat
Chapter 8 - Epigenetic and Developmental Basis of Risk of Obesity and Metabolic Disease, Pages 111-132, Felicia M. Low, Peter D. Gluckman, Mark A. Hanson
Chapter 9 - Unraveling the Mechanism of Action of the GnRH Pulse Generator: A Possible Role for Kisspeptin/Neurokinin B/Dynorphin (KNDy) Neurons, Pages 133-152, Robert L. Goodman, Lique M. Coolen, Michael N. Lehman
Chapter 10 - Proteomics in Reproduction: The Dialogue Between the Blastocyst and the Endometrium, Pages 153-167, Francisco Dominguez, Carlos Simon
Chapter 11 - Transcriptome Analysis of Adrenocortical Cells in Health and Disease, Pages 169-192, Tomohiro Ishii
Chapter 12 - Bone as an Endocrine Organ, Pages 193-205, Gerard Karsenty
Chapter 13 - Regulation of Steroidogenesis, Pages 207-227, Andrew A. Bremer, Walter L. Miller
Chapter 14 - Adipose Tissue as an Endocrine Organ, Pages 229-237, Nicolas Musi, Rodolfo Guardado-Mendoza
Chapter 15 - Insulin-Secreting Cell Lines: Potential for Research and Diabetes Therapy, Pages 239-256, Shanta J. Persaud, Astrid C. Hauge-Evans, Peter M. Jones
Chapter 16 - Architecture and Morphology of Human Pancreatic Islets, Pages 257-268, Alvin C. Powers
Chapter 17 - Computational Models to Decipher Cell-Signaling Pathways, Pages 269-284, Anne Poupon, Eric Reiter
Chapter 18 - Defects in Ovarian Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis, Pages 285-309, Jerome F. Strauss III, Bhavi Modi, Jan M. McAllister
Chapter 19 - Control of the GnRH Pulse Generator, Pages 311-323, Manuel Tena-Sempere
Chapter 20 - Endocrinology of the Single Cell: Tools and Insights, Pages 325-340, Judith L. Turgeon, Dennis W. Waring
Chapter 21 - Intracellular Trafficking of G Protein-Coupled Receptors to the Plasma Membrane in Health and Disease, Pages 341-364, Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre, P. Michael Conn
Chapter 22 - Iodothyronine Deiodinases: Emerging Clinical Crossroads, Pages 365-377, Carlos Valverde-R, Aurea Orozco, Juan Carlos Solís-S, Ludivina Robles-Osorio
Chapter 23 - MicroRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs in Pancreatic Beta Cell Function, Pages 379-392, Michael D. Walker
Index, Pages 393-403