Endocrinology & Metabolism, Biochemistry - Amino Acids, Neurology, Physiology - Nervous System, Neurophysiology
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Overview
This publication focuses on the neuroendocrine functions of excitatory neurotransmitters in the brain known as the excitatory amino acid transmitters (EAAs). EEAs, such as glutamate and aspartate, regulate the release of pituitary hormones which in-turn effect most of the physiological systems in the body. This book gives detailed coverage of the role of EAAs in reproduction, growth, the stress axis, seasonal breeding, puberty, learning, and memory.The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
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From The Critics
Reviewer: Mohamed Mansour Ali, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: This book discusses the role of excitatory amino acids (EAAs) in the regulation of neuroendocrine functions through the regulation of hypothalamic releasing and inhibitory factors, thus controlling the release of pituitary hormones that circulate as chemical endocrine messengers.
Purpose: The purpose is to illustrate the role of EAAs in the neuroendocrine regulation of specific physiological processes and events such as reproduction, growth, lactation, circadian rhythm, learning, and memory. These are worthy objectives and the book meets them very well.
Audience: The book is written for neuroscientists, neuroendocrinologists, endocrinologists, and physiologists. It can also be helpful to physicians and researchers who are interested in the regulation of neuroendocrine functions. The editors and authors are all credible authorities in this field.
Features: The book is well illustrated. It has a good number of figures that include schematic diagrams, curves, and pictures in black-and-white. All chapters are well referenced. The overall appearance of the book is good with a colored hard cover and glossary pages.
Assessment: This book is a valuable contribution to the expanding field of neuroendocrinology. It deals simply and comprehensively with sophisticated physiological and pathophysiological processes. We recommend it to all medical libraries as well as to those individuals who are working in the fields of neuroendocrinology, neurophysiology, neurology, and related sciences.
Mohamed Mansour Ali
This book discusses the role of excitatory amino acids (EAAs) in the regulation of neuroendocrine functions through the regulation of hypothalamic releasing and inhibitory factors, thus controlling the release of pituitary hormones that circulate as chemical endocrine messengers. The purpose is to illustrate the role of EAAs in the neuroendocrine regulation of specific physiological processes and events such as reproduction, growth, lactation, circadian rhythm, learning, and memory. These are worthy objectives and the book meets them very well. The book is written for neuroscientists, neuroendocrinologists, endocrinologists, and physiologists. It can also be helpful to physicians and researchers who are interested in the regulation of neuroendocrine functions. The editors and authors are all credible authorities in this field. The book is well illustrated. It has a good number of figures that include schematic diagrams, curves, and pictures in black-and-white. All chapters are well referenced. The overall appearance of the book is good with a colored hard cover and glossary pages. This book is a valuable contribution to the expanding field of neuroendocrinology. It deals simply and comprehensively with sophisticated physiological and pathophysiological processes. We recommend it to all medical libraries as well as to those individuals who are working in the fields of neuroendocrinology, neurophysiology, neurology, and related sciences.4 Stars! from Doody
Book Details
Published
October 24, 1995
Publisher
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c1996.
Pages
336
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780849376627