Title Hormones and the heart in health and disease / edited by Leonard Share

Published Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [1999] ©1999

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Description x, 258 pages : illustrations Series Contemporary endocrinology ; 20 Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.) ; 21 Contents 1. Natriuretic Peptides and the Heart / David G. Gardner, Branka Kovacic-Milivojevic and Faquan Liang / [et al.] -- 2. Adrenomedullin and the Heart / Willis K. Samson -- 3. Cardiac and Vascular Actions of Urocortin / David G. Parkes and Clive N. May -- 4. The Renin-Angiotensin System and the Heart / Haralambos Gavras and Irene Gavras -- 5. Adrenocortical Hormones and the Heart: A Steroidogenic Endocrine Organ as Well as Target Organ? / Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez -- 6. Catecholamines and the Heart / Matthew N. Levy -- 7. Vasopressin and the Heart / Vernon S. Bishop and Max G. Sanderford -- 8. Insulin and the Heart / Roger W. Brownsey, Brian Rodrigues and Subodh Verma / [et al.] -- 9. Kinins in the Heart / Oscar A. Carretero -- 10. Endothelin and the Heart / David P. Brooks and Eliot H. Ohlstein -- 11. Nitric Oxide and the Heart / Robert D. Bernstein, Fabio A. Recchia and Gabor Kaley / [et al.] -- 12. Contribution of Eicosanoids in the Heart / Kafait U. Malik 13. Estrogen and the Heart / Jay M. Sullivan -- 14. Androgen and Estrogen Effects on Plasma Lipids in Men / Carrie J. Bagatell and William J. Bremner Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographies and index Subject Atrial natriuretic peptides -- Physiological effect. Catecholamines -- Physiological effect. Autocrine mechanisms. Endothelins -- Physiological effect. Heart -- Physiology. Hormones -- Physiological effect. Heart -- physiology. Hormones -- physiology. Heart -- physiology. Hormones -- physiology. Author Share, Leonard. LC no. 99010459 ISBN 0896037266 (alk. paper)

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