Behavioral Aspects of Neuroendocrinology

ISBN-13: 9783642758393 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 295 str.

Detlev Ganten; Donald Pfaff; H. a. Baldwin

Opis

Latest issue in the CURRENT TOPICS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY se- ries which has been gaining a great deal of reputation as a primary source for reviews in neuroendocrinology and related areas in the past few years.

Spis treści

Behavioral Effects of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor.- Corticotropin-Releasing Factor: Central Regulation of Autonomic Nervous and Visceral Function.- Oxytocin as Part of Stress Responses.- Behavioral Effects of Vasopressin.- Neuropeptide Control of Parental and Reproductive Behavior.- Estrogen Regulation of mRNAs in the Brain and Relationship to Lordosis Behavior.- The Neuroendocrinology of Thirst: Afferent Signaling and Mechanisms of Central Integration.- Neuropeptide Y: A Novel Peptidergic Signal for the Control of Feeding Behavior.- Neuropeptide Mechanisms Affecting Temperature Control.- Cytokines and Sleep.- Behavioral Effects of Prolactin.

O autorze

Detlev Ganten, geb. 1941, zählt zu den herausragenden Persönlichkeiten in der europäischen Forschungslandschaft. Er ist u.a. Gründungsdirektor des Max-Delbrück-Centrums für molekulare Medizin, Professor für Klinische Pharmakologie an der FU Berlin, Mitglied im Nationalen Ethikrat und Vizepräsident der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.