QLS Metobolic & Endocrine Physiology
Table of Contents
Chapter 1.Endocrine System2
Chapter 2.Endocrine Secretory Control4
Chapter 3.Mechanisms of Catecholamine and Polypeptide Hormone Action: I(Receptors, Second Messengers, and Cyclic-AMP)6
Chapter 4.Mechanisms of Catecholamine and Polypeptide Hormone Action: II(The Intracellular Ca2+/DG Messenger System)8
Chapter 5.Mechanisms of Steroid and Thyroid Hormone Action10Chapter 6.Hypothalamus and Pituitary12
Chapter 7.Proopiomelanocortin and Related Peptides: I(Endogenous Opiate-Like Peptides)14
Chapter 8.Proopiomelanocortin and Related Peptides: II(Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone)16
Chapter 9.Growth Hormone: I(Actions and Secretory Control)18
Chapter 10.Growth Hormone: II(Hypo- and Hypersomatotropism)20
Chapter 11.Gonadotropins: I(Endocrine Patterns of Estrous Cycles)22
Chapter 12.Gonadotropins: II(Menstruation and Regulation of Gonadotropin Release)24
Chapter 13.Gonadotropins: III(Spermatogenesis and Ovulation)26
Chapter 14.Estrous Cycles(Types and Phases)28
Chapter 15.Pineal Gland: I(Photoperiodic Regulation of Reproductive Events)30
Chapter 16.Pineal Gland: II(Nonreproductive Actions of Melatonin)32
Chapter 17.Placental Hormones34
Chapter 18.Fetal Endocrine System: I(The Fetoplacental Unit)36
Chapter 19.Fetal Endocrine System: II(Glandular Development)38
Chapter 20.Maternal Endocrine System40
Chapter 21.Maternal Organ Systems42
Chapter 22.Mammary Glands(Mammogenesis and Lactation)44
Chapter 23.Prolactin46
Chapter 24.Oxytocin48
Chapter 25.Neonatal Physiology: I(Thermal, Nutritional, and Cardiovascular Adaptations)50
Chapter 26.Neonatal Physiology: II(Organ System Development)52
Chapter 27.Antidiuretic Hormone(Vasopressin)54
Chapter 28.Diabetes Insipidus(Central and Nephrogenic)56
Chapter 29.Calcium Homeostasis58
Chapter 30.Magnesium and Phosphate60
Chapter 31.Parathormone, Calcitonin, and Vitamin D: I(PTH, PTHrp, and CT)62
Chapter 32.Parathormone, Calcitonin, and Vitamin D: II(CT and 1,25-DHC)64
Chapter 33.Disorders of Calcium Homeostasis(Hyper- and Hypocalcemia)66
Chapter 34.Mineral Imbalances: I(Na+, K+, PO4–3, and Mg2+)68
Chapter 35.Mineral Imbalances: II(Parturient Hypocalcemia and Osteoporosis)70
Chapter 36.ACTH and Glucocorticoids: I(Corticosteroidogenesis and Degradation)72
Chapter 37.ACTH and Glucocorticoids: II(ACTH Secretion and Action)74
Chapter 38.ACTH and Glucocorticoids: III(Organ and Tissue Effects)76
Chapter 39.ACTH and Glucocorticoids: IV(Physiologic and Pharmacologic Actions)78
Chapter 40.Cushing's-Like Syndrome and Disease(Glucocorticoid Excess)80
Chapter 41.Mineralocorticoids82
Chapter 42.Renin-Angiotensin System: I(The Juxtaglomerular Apparatus)84
Chapter 43.Renin-Angiotensin System: II(Hypertension)86
Chapter 44.Addison’s-Like Disease(Hypoadrenocorticism)88
Chapter 45.Erythropoietin90
Chapter 46.Natriuretic Peptides(ANP, BNP, CNP, and Urodilatin)92
Chapter 47.Adrenal Medulla: I(Catecholamine Biosynthesis and Degradation)94
Chapter 48.Adrenal Medulla: II(Adrenergic Receptors and The Sympathoadrenal Response)96
Chapter 49.Pheochromocytoma(Catecholamine-Secreting Tumor)98
Chapter 50.Phasic Responses to Trauma(Immediate, Catabolic, and Anabolic)100
Chapter 51.Thyroid: I(Hormone Biosynthesis and Secretory Regulation)102
Chapter 52.Thyroid: II(Metabolic Effects of Thyroid Hormones)104
Chapter 53.Hyperthyroidism106
Chapter 54.Hypothyroidism108
Chapter 55.Endocrine Pancreas: I(The Islets of Langerhans)110
Chapter 56.Endocrine Pancreas: II(Regulation of Insulin Release)112
Chapter 57.Insulin(Actions and Degradation)114
Chapter 58.Glucagon116
Chapter 59. Diabetes Mellitus118
Chapter 60.Acute Insulin Withdrawal: I(Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism)120
Chapter 61.Acute Insulin Withdrawal: II(Protein Metabolism and Electrolyte Depletion)122
Chapter 62.Gastrointestinal Hormones: I(An Introduction)124
Chapter 63.Gastrointestinal Hormones: II(Gastrins)126
Chapter 64.Gastrointestinal Hormones: III(Gastric HCl Secretion, and CCK)128
Chapter 65.Gastrointestinal Hormones: IV(Secretin and other GI Peptides)130
Chapter 66.APUDomas(Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gut)132

Questions and Answers134

References157

Index159

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