Neuroendocrinology: Retrospect and Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Ernst and Berta Scharrer - Pioneers in Neuroendocrinology....Pages 1-4
The Ups and Downs of Neuropeptides....Pages 5-23
Neurohormones and Neurohormone Receptors in Invertebrates....Pages 25-42
Components of the Neuroendocrine Exocytosis Apparatus....Pages 43-54
Neuroendocrine Cells Revisited: A System for Studying Subcellular mRNA Compartmentalization....Pages 55-70
Peptide-Secreting Dendrites: New Controls for Neuroendocrine Neurons....Pages 71-85
Intracerebral Release of Vasopressin and Oxytocin: New Aspects of the Old Concept of Neurosecretion....Pages 87-97
Effects of Neuropeptides on Brain Function in Humans....Pages 99-106
Reduced Number of Nitric Oxide Synthase Immunoreactive Neurons in the Nucleus Paraventricularis Hypothalami of Depressed Patients and Schizophrenics....Pages 107-114
Neurofibrillary Degeneration in Hypophysiotrophic Nuclei of the Aging Human Hypothalamus....Pages 115-126
Sexual Dimorphism, Steroid-Induced Plasticity, and Behavioral Significance of the Vasotocinergic Innervation of the Avian Brain....Pages 127-150
The Stimulatory Action of the Glutamate Agonist, N-Methyl-Aspartate, on Luteinizing Hormone Release in the Cockerel with Immunocytochemical Observations on Its Mode of Action....Pages 151-162
Neuroendocrine Role of Receptors for Insulin and IGF-1 in the Pituitary Gland: Morphological Considerations....Pages 163-176
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Bony Fish....Pages 177-192
Corticosterone Upregulates Hippocampal Calbindin-D 28k in a Region Specific Manner and Exacerbates Ischemic Neuronal Damage Exclusively in Non-Calbindinergic Neurons....Pages 193-205
Structural Evidence for Direct and Indirect Neuro-Endocrine Interactions in the Human Adrenal Cortex....Pages 207-226
Neuroepithelial Bodies in Vertebrate Lungs....Pages 227-242
Control of the Release of Plasma Catecholamines....Pages 243-253
Lysenin, a Novel Bioactive Protein Isolated from Coelomic Fluid of the Earthworm Eisenia foetida - Structure, Secretion and Biological Activity....Pages 255-269
Receptors and Effects of the Inhibitory Neuropeptide Somatostatin in Glial Derivatives....Pages 271-287
Specific Glycoproteins of the Subcommissural Organ/Reissner’s Fiber Complex: Molecular and Functional Evidence of Their Involvement in Developmental Events....Pages 289-303
Development and Differentiation of Blood Vessels in the Central Nervous System....Pages 305-312
Melatonin Inhibits the PACAP-lnduced Phosphorylation of the Transcription Factor CREB in the Rat Suprachiasmatic Nucleus....Pages 313-322
Transcription Factors in the Photoneuroendocrine System....Pages 323-338
Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase I Determines the Strength of Adrenergic Cyclic GMP Response in the Rat Pineal Gland....Pages 339-346
Noradrenergic and VIPergic Signal Transduction in Rat Pinealocytes....Pages 347-355
Morphological Characterization of Rat Pineal Explant Cultures....Pages 357-366
Changes in the Three Dimensional Structure of Synaptic Ribbons in the Pineal Gland of the Guinea-Pig Caused by Constant Light....Pages 367-373
Immunocompetent Cells in the Rat Pineal Gland with Special Reference to Macrophages and Dendritic Cells....Pages 375-392
Melatonin Synthesis and Calcium Responses in the Pineal Gland of the Trout....Pages 393-406
The Work of Ludwig Edinger and His Neurology Institute....Pages 407-423
Back Matter....Pages 425-444