Hypothalamus and Endocrine Functions

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Relation of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal System to Decline of Reproductive Functions in Aging Female Rats....Pages 3-20
Role of Prostaglandins (PGs) in the Control of Adenohypophyseal Hormone Secretion....Pages 21-35
Adrenergic and Cholinergic Inputs to the Amygdala: Role in Gonadotropin Secretion....Pages 37-50
Neurotransmitters and Control of Pituitary Function....Pages 51-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Studies on the Diagnostic use Of LH-RH....Pages 65-72
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use of LH-RH in the Infertile Man....Pages 73-91
Therapeutic Use of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone in the Human Female....Pages 93-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Clinical Implications of Growth Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormone (GH-RIH)....Pages 115-125
Somatostatin and the Endocrine Pancreas....Pages 127-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
New Aspects of the Mechanism of Action of Hypothalamic Regulatory Hormones....Pages 147-169
Steroid Binding in the Hypothalamus and Pituitary....Pages 171-189
Role of Sex Steroids on LH and FSH Secretion in the Rat....Pages 191-209
The Role of Estradiol in Modulating LH and FSH Response to Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone....Pages 211-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Control of Prolactin Secretion in Man....Pages 257-281
Neuropharmacological Aspects of the Neural Control of Prolactin Secretion....Pages 283-301
Episodic GH Secretion: Evidence for a Hypothalamic Dopaminergic Mechanism....Pages 303-320
Hormonal Control of Liver Prolactin Receptors....Pages 321-335
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Suppression of Gonadotropin Release and Ovulation in Animals by Inhibitory Analogs of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone....Pages 339-354
Isolation and Characterization of Hypothalamic Peptide Hormones....Pages 355-372
Analogs of Somatostatin Part A. Chemistry and In Vitro Results....Pages 373-378
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Part B. In Vivo Activities: Prolongation of Action with Protamine Zinc....Pages 379-386
In Vivo Methods for Studying the Action of Hypothalamic Hormones with Special Reference to Their Antisera as Tools for Investigation....Pages 387-396
Applications of Adenohypophyseal Cell Cultures to Neuroendocrine Studies....Pages 397-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Immunohistochemical Localization of Hypothalamic Hormones at the Electron Microscope Level....Pages 433-450
Immunohistochemical Localization of Hypothalamic Hormones (Especially LRF) at the Light Microscopy Level....Pages 451-473
Abstracts....Pages 475-500
Back Matter....Pages 501-508