Glucocorticoid Signaling : From Molecules to Mice to Man /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Series: | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology,
872 |
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Table of Contents:
- Section I: Introductory Materials
- Regulatory actions of glucocorticoid hormones: from organisms to mechanisms.- Molecular Biology of Glucocorticoid Signaling.-Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid-regulated Gene Transcription
- Clinical Perspective: What do Addison and Cushing tell us about Glucocorticoid Action?
- Section II: Effects of Glucocorticoids in Metabolism
- Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by Glucocorticoids
- How do Glucocorticoids Regulate Lipid Metabolism?
- Glucocorticoids and Skeletal Muscle
- Section III: Specific Effects of Glucocorticoids on Tissues
- Glucocorticoid- induced osteoporosis
- Effects of Glucocorticoids on Immune System
- Glucocorticoids and the brain: neural mechanisms regulating the stress response
- Glucocorticoid Regulation of Reproduction
- Glucocorticoids and the lung
- Glucocorticoids and the Cardiovascular System
- Glucocorticoids and Cancer
- Section IV: Miscellaneous Topics
- Animal Models of Altered Glucocorticoid Signaling
- The Dehydrogenase Hypothesis
- Conclusions and Future Directions.