Somatostatin.
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Formato: | eBook |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
1992.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 1992. |
Colección: | Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroscience,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- General Aspects of the Biology and Function of Somatostatin
- Molecular Heterogeneity of Somatostatin
- Evolution of Somatostatin Genes and Gene Products
- Anatomical Distribution of Somatostatin Cells
- Somatostatin in the Blood and Other Body Fluids
- Actions of Somatostatin
- Molecular Model of Somatostatin Action
- Regulation of Somatostatin Secretion and Gene Expression
- Physiological Significance of Somatostatin
- Somatostatin in Disease
- References
- Somatostatin Receptors in the Central Nervous System
- Somatostatin Receptors
- Somatostatin Receptors in Pathology
- Conclusion
- References
- Somatostatin in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Neuropsychiatric Disease-Related Alterations
- Central Nervous System Effects of Somatostatin
- Somatostatin in Affective Disorder: Clinical Relevance
- Endocrine Correlates
- Role in Seizure Disorders and Effects of Psychopharmacological Agents.
- Conclusions
- References
- The Physiological Role of Somatostatin in the Regulation of Nutrient Homeostasis
- Release of Somatostatin
- Mechanisms of Somatostatin Release
- Physiological Effects of Somatostatin
- Somatostatin and Nutrient Entry into the Circulation
- References
- Therapeutic Use of Somatostatin and Octreotide Acetate in Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Pharmacology of Octreotide Acetate
- The Effects of Somatostatin and Octreotide on the Pituitary
- The Effects of Somatostatin and Octreotide on Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gut
- Unresolved Issues
- References.