Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction Physiology and Behavior

Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction Physiology and Behavior / edited by Norman T. Adler.

The subject of this book is neuroendocrinology, that branch of biological science devoted to the interactions between the two major integrative organ systems of animals-the endocrine and nervous systems. Although this science today reflects a fusion of endocrinology and neurobiology, this synthetic...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Adler, Norman T. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1981.
Edition:1st ed. 1981.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Endocrinology .
Neurosciences.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Chemical Background of Endocrine Function
  • 1. Structure of Protein and Peptide Hormones
  • 2. Histology of the Pituitary
  • 3. Essentials of Steroid Structure, Nomenclature, Reactions, Biosynthesis, and Measurements
  • 4. Neurotransmitter Systems: Anatomy and Pharmacology
  • II. Development of Reproductive Function
  • 5. Hormonal Actions on the Sexual Differentiation of the Genitalia and the Gonadotropin-Regulating Systems
  • 6. Perinatal Hormones and Their Role in the Development of Sexually Dimorphic Behaviors
  • 7. Early Organizational Effects of Hormones: An Evolutionary Perspective
  • 8. Puberty
  • III. Control of Reproduction on the Organismic and Physiological Levels of Organization
  • 9. Experimental Analysis of Hormone Actions on the Hypothalamus, Anterior Pituitary, and Ovary
  • 10. Estrous Cyclicity in Mammals
  • 11. How the Brain Mediates Ovarian Responses to Environmental Stimuli: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
  • 12 Seasonal Reproduction: Photoperiodism and Biological Clocks
  • IV. Control of Reproduction on the Cellular and Chemical Level
  • 13. CNS Control of the Pituitary: Neurochemistry of Hypothalamic Releasing and Inhibitory Hormones
  • 14. The Neurochemical Control of Mating Behavior
  • 15. Cellular Biochemistry of Hormone Action in Brain and Pituitary
  • 16. Autoradiographic Technique for Steroid Hormone Localization: Application to the Vertebrate Brain
  • 17. Electrophysiological Effects of Steroid Hormones in Brain Tissue
  • Appendix: A Gross Anatomical Study of the Peripheral Nerves Associated with Reproductive Function in the Female Albino Rat
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Methods
  • III. Results
  • A. Femoral Nerve
  • B. Genitofemoral Nerve
  • C. Pelvic and Hypogastric Nerves
  • D. Pudendal and Caudal Cutaneous Femoral Nerves
  • References.

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