Sex-Steroid Interactions with Growth Hormone

Sex-Steroid Interactions with Growth Hormone
Author: Johannes D. Veldhuis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461215463

Sex-Steroid Interactions with Growth Hormone presents the proceedings of an international symposium held from October 22-25 in Naples, Florida. The proceedings provide new insights and concepts gained by molecular, cellular and neuroendocrine research into mechanistic interactions of the reproductive and somatotrophic axes. Chapters include discussions of the impact of sex steroids on growth hormone secretion in both children and adults; sex steroids, growth hormone releasing factor, and somatostatin; how sex steroids modulate growth hormone action on target issues; and differential effects of growth hormone secretagogues in men and women. This volume is designed for physicians, scientists and other health professionals interested or trained in clinical and basic endocrinology, growth or reproduction.

Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Processes and Diseases

Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Processes and Diseases
Author: Gorazd Drevensek
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2018-05-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1789230144

The book provides chapters on sex hormones and their modulation in neurodegenerative processes and pathologies, from basic molecular mechanisms, physiology, gender differences, to neuroprotection and clinical aspects for potential novel pharmacotherapy approaches. The book contains 14 chapters written by authors from various biomedical professions, from basic researchers in biology and physiology to medicine and veterinary medicine, pharmacologists, psychiatrist, etc. Chapters sum up the past and current knowledge on sex hormones, representing original new insights into their role in brain functioning, mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. The book is written for a broad range of audience, from biomedical students to highly profiled medical specialists and biomedical researchers, helping them to expand their knowledge on sex hormones in neurodegenerative processes and opening new questions for further investigation.

Testosterone

Testosterone
Author: Joe Herbert
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2015
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0198724977

Testosterone lies at the heart of maleness, and is involved in aggression, competitiveness, and risk-taking -- all essential in our evolution. Joe Herbert describes the fascinating insights revealed by modern research into this primeval power that shaped our history and lurks below the veneer of our civilized modern world.

Health, Risk, and Adversity

Health, Risk, and Adversity
Author: Catherine Panter-Brick
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2010
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 184545281X

Research on health involves evaluating the disparities that are systematically associated with the experience of risk, including genetic and physiological variation, environmental exposure to poor nutrition and disease, and social marginalization. This volume provides a unique perspective - a comparative approach to the analysis of health disparities and human adaptability - and specifically focuses on the pathways that lead to unequal health outcomes. From an explicitly anthropological perspective situated in the practice and theory of biosocial studies, this book combines theoretical rigor with more applied and practice-oriented approaches and critically examines infectious and chronic diseases, reproduction, and nutrition.

Pre-Menopause, Menopause and Beyond

Pre-Menopause, Menopause and Beyond
Author: Martin Birkhaeuser
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319635409

This volume represents an up-to-date overview on pre-Menopause and Menopause, with their respective clinical implications and therapies. The aim is to clarify possible doubts and clinical approaches to this particular period in a woman’s life and how to face it, both offering solutions to actual problems and focusing on the potential impact of preventive medicine in improving women’s health and quality of life. The volume is published within the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE) Series, and is based on the 2017 International School of Gynecological and Reproductive Endocrinology Winter Course. This book, covering a very wide range of topics with particular focus on fertility in pre- and peri-menopausal women, climacteric and menopausal symptoms, impact of PCOS on post-menopausal health, breast disease, surgical treatments and therapies, will be an invaluable tool for gynecologists, endocrinologists, and experts in women’s health.

Steroid Hormone Action

Steroid Hormone Action
Author: Malcolm G. Parker
Publisher: IRL Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1993
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

This volume provides a detailed overview of the mechanisms by which steroid hormones regulate gene activity in target cells. It should be of interest to molecular biologists, endocrinologists, pharmacologists and clinicians interested in gene regulation hormones and steroid antagonists.

Equine Exercise Physiology

Equine Exercise Physiology
Author: Kenneth William Hinchcliff
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702028576

'Equine Exercise Physiology' provides up-to-date coverage of the basic sciences required for an understanding of the physiology of the equine athlete.

Sex and Gender Differences in Pharmacology

Sex and Gender Differences in Pharmacology
Author: Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642307264

This is the very first book to deal with sex and gender differences in drug therapy - an increasingly recognized medical need. It starts with an overview on S/G in clinical syndromes and a documentation of the medical and socioeconomic damage caused by gender specific adverse drug effects. Part I covers S/G differences in pharmacokinetics. Researchers will be satisfied by the detailed discussion of the mechanisms of S/G differences in drug effects that represents cutting edge science and includes interaction of drugs with sex hormones, genomic and epigenetic mechanisms. It also covers S/G in drug development, in animal models and clinical development and S/G in drug prescriptions. Part II targets S/G differences in drug effects in cardiovascular, pulmonary, CNS, neuromuscular, neuropsychiatric and metabolic diseases, in cancer, inflammation, and rheumatic diseases, in bacterial and retroviral infections, thrombosis, embolism. New drugs will be discussed.

Female Sexual Pain Disorders

Female Sexual Pain Disorders
Author: Andrew T. Goldstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2011-09-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1444356658

First book devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual pain in women Female Sexual Pain Disorders is a remarkable fusion of clinical and scientific knowledge that will empower women’s healthcare professionals to help their patients in overcoming this common debilitating disorder. Based on the highest level research, it provides state-of-the-art practical guidance that will help you to: Evaluate and distinguish the causes of sexual pain in women Differentiate the many forms of sexual pain Implement multidisciplinary treatments Distilling the experience of world leaders across many clinical, therapeutic and scientific disciplines, with an array of algorithms and diagnostic tools, Female Sexual Pain Disorders is your ideal companion for treating the many millions of women who suffer from this disorder worldwide. All proceeds from this book are being donated to the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

Hormones and Their Receptors in Fish Reproduction

Hormones and Their Receptors in Fish Reproduction
Author: Philippa Melamed
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2005
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9812569189

Research on the molecular aspects of fish reproduction has progressedswiftly over the past few years. With the availability of wide-rangingmolecular tools, fish researchers have elucidated many of themolecular mechanisms regulating reproduction which operate in thebrain, pituitary and gonad.