Regulation of Target Cell Responsiveness

ISBN-13: 9781468446364 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 534 str.

In Foundation for Biochemical Endocrino;International Foundation for Biochemical Endocrino

Opis

The tenth meeting of the International Foundation for Biochemical Endocrinology was held in Geilo, Norway near the end of September, 1982. The subject matter of the conference and the monograph was on "Regulation of Target Cell Respon siveness." The local organizing committee was Asbjjllrn Aakvaag and Vidar Hansson. The scientific sessions covered a wide range of hormone action and cell response, including: peptide hormones and target cell response, regulation of insulin responsiveness, intracellular modulation of peptide hormone response, gonado tropins and target cell responses, hypothalamic hormone- effects and regulation, steroid receptors and cellular control, hormones and growth regulation, and hormones and gene regulation. The chairpersons for the sessions were L. Birnbauer -A. Aakvaag, S. Taylor- R. S. Horn, F. Labrie- F. Rommerts, A. R. Means - K. W. McKerns, P. F. Hall - V. Hansson K. Griffiths - K. M. Gautvik, E. J. Peck, Jr. -E. Haug, F. S. French- W. T. Schrader, and E. M. Ritzen- B. Jegou. In addition to the scientific sessions in Geilo we were all delighted to sample some of the cultural and artistic attractions of Oslo, and to travel by train from Oslo via Geilo to Bergen. The scenery and hospitality were magnifi cant.

Spis treści

of Volume 1.- Peptide Hormones and Target Cell Response.- 1. Regulation of Sertoli Cell Responsiveness: Desensitization of Adenylyl Cyclase by FSH, Isoproterenol and Glucagon.- 2. Stage-Dependent Differences in FSH Binding and Cyclic Nucleotide Secretion and Metabolism During the Cycle of the Rat Seminiferous Tubule.- 3. Development of Sensitivity to Catecholamines in Granulosa and Luteal Cells.- 4. Effects of Prostaglandin F2? on Adenylyl Cyclase Activity and Steroid Secretion in the Superlutenized Rat Ovary.- 5. Electrophosiological Aspects of the Response of Pituitary Cells to Steroid and Peptide Hormones.- 6. Hormonal Regulation of Adenylyl Cyclase Activity.- Regulation of Insulin Responsiveness.- 7. Receptor Defects in Genetic Forms of Extreme Insulin Resistance.- 8. The Role of Protein Phosphorylation in Insulin Action.- 9. Insulin Regulation of Nuclear Envelope Functions: Relationship to mRNA Metabolism.- Intracellular Modulation of Peptide Hormone Response.- 10. The Role of the Cytoskeleton in the Responses of Target Cells to Hormones.- 11. Calmodulin - A Receptor for Calcium Modulating Hormone Responsivity.- 12. Functional Communication between the Sertoli and Leydig Cells.- Gonadotropins and Target Cell Response.- 13. Regulation of Steroidogenesis in Isolated Leydig Cells.- 14. Peptide Inhibitors of Intracellular Gonadotropin Action.- 15. Role of Trophic Hormones in Regulation of Growth and Function of Responsive Cells.- 16. Utilization of Lipoprotein-Carried Cholesterol for Steroidogenesis by Rat Luteal Tissue.- 17. A Model System for Studying the Effects of Hormones on Lysosomal Polyphosphoinositide Metabolism.- 18. Hollow Fibers: Their Applications to the Study of Mammalian Cell Function.- 19. Regulation of Granuloa Cell Responsiveness to Gonadotropins: Actions of Epidermal and Platelet-Derived Growth Factors.- 20. Regulation of Gonadotropin Receptors and Steroidogenic Responses in Cultured Leydig Tumor Cells.