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SECTION HEADS

Hershel Raff

Department of Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Agnes Schonbrunn

Medical School, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

Section Topics

» Biosynthesis, transport, plasma binding, degradation & secretion of hormones – peptide binding proteins & transport in blood
» Biosynthesis, transport, plasma binding, degradation & secretion of hormones – peptides, proteins, & glycoproteins – synthesis & secretion
» Biosynthesis, transport, plasma binding, degradation & secretion of hormones – steroids
» Endocrine control of calcium & bone
» Glucocorticoids & mineralocorticoids, adrenal cortex & medulla
» Hormonal control of metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins & lipids (including leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, resistin)
» Humoral regulation of the cardiovascular system; endocrine functions of pineal, heart, kidneys

» Interactions of the endocrine & immune systems
» Mechanism of hormone actions – membrane receptor & signaling pathways (GPCRs, receptor tyrosine kinases [e.g. growth factors], cytokine receptors)
» Mechanism of hormone actions - nuclear receptors & regulation of gene expression
» Neuroendocrinology (regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary system, appetite, stress, biologic rhythms in endocrinology)
» Production & effects of nitric oxide
» Regulation & function of the endocrine pancreas, regulation & actions of insulin, diabetes mellitus
» Thyroidal gland/hormones

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