Overview

First published in 1943, VITAMINS AND HORMONES is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. In the early days of the Serial, the subjects of vitamins and hormones were quite distinct. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology, and enzyme mechanisms. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, VITAMINS AND HORMONES continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists, and molecular biologists. Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines.

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Author:   Gerald Litwack (Emeritus Founding Chair and Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, United States<br>Emeritus Professor, Rutgers University, United States)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   v. 70
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.730kg
ISBN:  

9780127098708

ISBN 10:   0127098704
Pages:   451
Publication Date:   18 March 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1: Extrapituitary Effects of the Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone 2: IRS-1 and Vascular Complications in Diabetes Mellitus 3: Structural and Functional Properties of CCN Proteins 4: Stanniocalcin: No Longer Just a Fish Tale 5: Thyroid Hormone Transporters 6: Phytoestrogens and Colorectal Cancer Prevention 7: Transcriptional Activities of Retinoic Acid Receptors 8: Biochemical and Ionic Signaling Mechanisms for ACTH-Stimulated Cortisol Production 9: ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling Complexes and Their Role in Nuclear Receptor-Dependent Transcription In Vivo 10: Novel Roles for Acylation Stimulating Protein/C3adesArg: A Review of Recent In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence 11: STAT3 and Transactivation of Steroid Hormone Receptors 12: Coactivators in Gene Regulation by STAT5 13: New Insights into the Regulation of Mammalian Sex Determination and Male Sex Differentiation 14: The Role of Alcohol and Steroid Hormones in Human Aggression Index

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Trained in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Litwack worked on enzymology and the effects of hormones on enzyme systems. Then he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at the Biochemical Institute of the Sorbonne in Paris. Dr. Litwack's first position was as Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Rutgers University in 1954. Six years later, he joined the University of Pennsylvania as associate professor and four years later went to the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, as full professor, eventually becoming Deputy Director of the Institute. In 1991, he accepted the Chair of Pharmacology at Thomas Jefferson University where he is also Deputy Director of the Jefferson Cancer Institute and Associate Director for Basic Science in the Jefferson Cancer Center. Dr. Litwack's work has been in the area of mechanisms of steroid receptor action involving especially the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors, immunophi.

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