Update on Mechs. of Hormone Action - Metab., Growth, Reprods.

00 preface......Page 1
01 a Part 1_ Metabolism......Page 11
01 The Gut Peptide Hormone Family,\rMotilin and Ghrelin......Page 13
02 Functions of Adipose Tissue\rand Adipokines in Health and Disease......Page 25
03 Glucokinase as a Glucose Sensor in Hypothalamus - Regulation by Orexigenic and Anorexigenic Peptides......Page 43
04 ‘Exercise-Eating Linkage’\rMediated by Neuro-Endocrine Axis and the\rRelevance in Regulation of Appetite and\rEnergy Balance for Prevention of Obesity......Page 69
05 Estrogen Receptors in\rGlucose Homeostasis......Page 79
06 Expression of Neuropeptide Y of GIFT\rTilapia (Oreochromis sp.) in Yeast\rPichia Pastoris and Its Stimulatory\rEffects on Food Intake and Growth......Page 95
07 Hormones and Metabolism in Poultry......Page 121
08 Metabolic Control Targets for Patients\rwith Type 1 Diabetes in Clinical Practice......Page 143
09 Generation of Insulin Producing\rCells for the Treatment of Diabetes......Page 167
10 a Part 2_ Growth and Reproduction......Page 183
10 GH-IGF-IGFBP Axis and Metabolic Profile in\rShort Children Born Small for Gestational Age......Page 185
11 Failure to Thrive: Overview of\rDiagnosis and Management......Page 211
12 Hormonal Regulation of Circadian\rPacemaker in Ovary and Uterus......Page 227
13 Role of Leptin in the Reproduction\rand Metabolism: Focus on Regulation\rby Seasonality in Animals......Page 243
14 Attenuin: What It Is, How It\rWorks and What It Does......Page 269
15 Calcitonin Functions Both as a Hypocalcemic\rHormone and Stimulator of Steroid Production\rand Oocyte Maturation in Ovarian Follicles\rof Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio......Page 289
16 Ascidians: New Model Organisms\rfor Reproductive Endocrinology......Page 323
17 Estrogen Receptors in Leukocytes - Possible\rImpact on Inflammatory Processes in the\rFemale Reproductive System......Page 347
18 a Part 3_ Gynecological Endocrinology......Page 361
18 Physiological Relevance of Pregnanolone\rIsomers and Their Polar Conjugates\rwith Respect to the Gender,\rMenstrual Cycle and Pregnancy......Page 363
19 Menstrual Cycle Disturbances\rat Reproductive Age......Page 391
20 Primary and Secondary Amenorrhea......Page 437
21 The Management of\rDysfunctional Uterine Bleeding......Page 457