Synthesis and Release of Adenohypophyseal Hormones

Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Structural Basis of Adenohypophyseal Secretory Processes....Pages 1-13
Immunocytochemical Identification of LH- and FSH-Secreting Cells at the Light- and Electron-Microscope Levels....Pages 15-37
Pituitary Polypeptide-Secreting Cells: Immunocytochemical Identification of ACTH, MSH, and Peptides Related to LPH....Pages 39-66
Exocytosis and Related Membrane Events....Pages 67-103
Intracellular Events in Prolactin Secretion....Pages 105-123
Separated Somatotrophs: Their Use in Vitro and in Vivo....Pages 125-166
Pituitary Secretory Activity and Endocrinophagy....Pages 167-186
Ultrastructural Localization of LH and FSH in the Porcine Pituitary....Pages 187-195
Localization of Anti-ACTH, Anti-MSH, and Anti-α-Endorphin Reactive Sites in the Fish Pituitary....Pages 197-208
Changes in the Responsiveness to LH-RH in FSH-Treated 4-Day Cycling Female Rats....Pages 209-215
Role of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Biosynthesis of LH and FSH by Rat Anterior Pituitary Cells in Culture....Pages 217-235
Processing of the Common Precursor to ACTH and Endorphin in Mouse Pituitary Tumor Cells and Monolayer Cultures from Mouse Anterior Pituitary....Pages 237-261
Biosynthesis of β-Endorphin in the Rat Pars Intermedia....Pages 263-283
Effect of TRH on the Synthesis and Stability of Cytoplasmic RNAs of GH 3 B 6 Cells....Pages 285-294
Hormonal Regulation of Prolactin mRNA....Pages 295-309
Pregrowth Hormone Messenger RNA: Glucocorticoid Induction and Purification from Rat Pituitary Cells....Pages 311-333
Adenohypophyseal Cell Specificities and Gonadal Steroids....Pages 335-362
Development of a Photoaffinity Probe for Adrenocorticotropin Receptors....Pages 363-380
Enzymatic Degradation of Hypothalamic Hormones at the Pituitary-Cell Level: Possible Involvement in Regulation Mechanisms....Pages 381-399
Methods of Labeling Pituitary Hormones....Pages 401-414
Mechanism of Action of Hypothalamic Hormones and Interactions with Sex Steroids in the Anterior Pituitary Gland....Pages 415-439
Binding of GnRH to the Pituitary Plasma Membranes, Cyclic AMP, and LH Release....Pages 441-462
Characterization of Thyroliberin (TRH) Binding Sites and Coupling with Prolactin and Growth Hormone Secretion in Rat Pituitary Cell Lines....Pages 463-493
Mechanisms Governing the Release of Growth Hormone from Acutely Dispersed Purified Somatotrophs....Pages 495-523
Pharmacological Studies of Pituitary Receptors Involved in the Control of Prolactin Secretion....Pages 525-542
The Release of ACTH by Human Pituitary and Tumor Cells in a Superfusion System....Pages 543-559
Interaction of Glucocorticoids, CRF, and Vasopressin in the Regulation of ACTH Secretion....Pages 561-585
Corticotropin Secretion....Pages 587-615
Modulation of Pituitary Responsiveness to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone....Pages 617-638
The Pattern of LH Release of Rat Pituitary Glands during Long-Term Exposure to LH-RH in Vitro....Pages 639-657
Functional Heterogeneity of Separated Dispersed Gonadotropic Cells....Pages 659-676
In Vitro Studies on the Secretion of Human Prolactin and Growth Hormone....Pages 677-721
Use of Cell Separation to Analyze the Mechanisms of Action of GnRH....Pages 723-729
TRH as MSH-Releasing Factor in the Frog....Pages 731-751
Effects of TRH and Bromocriptine in Acromegaly: In Vivo and in Vitro Studies....Pages 753-763
Intracellular Recordings from Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Cells in Culture: Evidence for a Direct Action of Estrogen on the Cell Membrane....Pages 765-773
Extracellular Potassium Change in the Rat Adenohypophysis: An Indicator of Neurohypophyseal-Adenohypophyseal Communication....Pages 775-781
Back Matter....Pages 783-792