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Biological Council Symposium on Drug Action

Peptide Hormones

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  • © 1976

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Editors:
  1. J. A. Parsons

    1. National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK

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Part of the book series: Biological Council Symposia on Drug Action (BCSDA)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Characteristics of the amino acids as components of a peptide hormone sequence

    • J. Rudinger
    Pages 1-7

  3. Peptide hormone homologies and evolution

    • H. D. Niall
    Pages 9-32

  4. Evolutionary and developmental relationships among the cells producing peptide hormones

    • A. G. E. Pearse
    Pages 33-47

  5. Peptide hormone precursors: biosynthesis, processing and significance

    • D. F. Steiner
    Pages 49-65

  6. Endocrine pharmacology

    • J. A. Parsons
    Pages 67-83

  7. Insulin and glucagon

    • G. F. Cahill Jr.
    Pages 85-103

  8. Gastrointestinal hormones

    • M. I. Grossman
    Pages 105-117

  9. Parathyroid hormone and calcitonin

    • J. T. Potts Jr.
    Pages 119-143

  10. Neurohypophysial hormones

    • G. W. Bisset
    Pages 145-177

  11. The renin-angiotensin system

    • W. S. Peart
    Pages 179-197

  12. Prolactin, growth hormone and human placental lactogen

    • A. G. Frantz
    Pages 199-231

  13. Pituitary thyroid-stimulating hormone and thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins

    • B. R. Smith, R. Hall
    Pages 233-246

  14. Pituitary adrenocorticotrophin and the melanocyte stimulating hormones

    • A. P. Scott, Glenys A. Bloomfield, P. J. Lowry, J. J. H. Gilkes, J. Landon, Lesley H. Rees
    Pages 247-271

  15. Pituitary luteinising and follicle-stimulating hormones

    • W. H. Bishop, A. Nureddin, R. J. Ryan
    Pages 273-298

  16. Human chorionic gonadotropin

    • R. E. Canfield, S. Birken, J. H. Morse, F. J. Morgan
    Pages 299-315

  17. Hypothalamic hypophysiotropic hormones

    • N. Fleischer, R. Guillemin
    Pages 317-335

  18. The ACTH-fat cell system as a model for hormone-receptor interaction

    • Ursula Lang, R. Schwyzer
    Pages 337-349

  19. Adrenocortical cell receptors for corticotrophin

    • D. Schulster, R. A. J. Mcllhinney
    Pages 351-354

  20. Post-receptor responses to hormonal stimuli

    • P. Cohen
    Pages 355-372
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    J. A. Parsons

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