Beschreibung
Endorphins and other endogenous opioids appear to be the connecting link between reproductive functions and stress adaption of the human organism. This book contains the con- tributions of an international group of biologists, bioche- mists, and endocrinologists on the opioidergic control me- chanisms in reproduction and stress physiology. Main topics covered are: endogeneous opioids and the pituitary-gonadal system; ovarian endorphinsecretion; pregnancy-associated changes of plasma endorphin; and opioid control of the hypo- thalamopituitaryadrenal axis. Although all chapters give an excellent review on various studies in basic opioid re- search, there are numerous clinical implications mentioned in this book.
Autorenportrait
InhaltsangabeOpioids and Endocrine Secretion.- Opioid Control of Gonadotropin Secretion.- Neurochemical Regulation of the LHRH Pulse Generator (With 8 Figures).- CRH Inhibition of Gonadotropin and Oxytocin Release: Role of Endogenous Opioids.- Differential Role of ?- and ?-Opiate Receptors in Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion (With 3 Figures).- Peripheral Opioid Secretion.- Paracrine Control of Testicular Function: Role of Opioids (With 2 Figures).- Role of ?-Endorphin in the Ovary: In Vitro Studies of Porcine Ovaries and Individual Follicles (With 7 Figures).- Human Plasma ?-Endorphin Levels in Pregnant Women and in Newborns (With 1 Figure).- Stress and Opioids.- Opioid Peptides and Stress: The Sympathetic Nervous System and Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (With 3 Figures).- Vasopressin: An Integrator of Proopiomelanocortin Activity in Brain and Pituitary (With 5 Figures).- ?-Endorphin Immunoreactive Material in the Plasma: What Does It Mean?.- Response of Plasma Endorphins to Physical Exercise in Eumenorrheic and Amenorrheic Female Athletes (With 3 Figures).- Opioidergic Control of the Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (With 5 Figures).- Effects of ?-Endorphin on Adrenocortical Steroid Secretion (With 4 Figures).- Effects of Blood-Borne Endorphin and Other POMC-Derived Peptides on Brain Functions in Man (With 3 Figures).
