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Highlights evolutionary aspects of neuro-endocrinology
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Table of contents (127 papers)
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Mathias Thomsen 1896–1976. In memoriam
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Opening Remarks
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Evolutionary Aspects of Neuroendocrinology
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Ontogenesis of Neurosecretory Systems
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About this book
This volume on the evolutionary aspects of neuro-endocrinology is based on contributions from the 7th International Symposium on Neurosecretion, which took place in Leningrad, on August 15-21, 1976.
The book deals with three major approaches in elucidating the general evolutionary events responsible for the structure and function of neurosecretory elements: (1) phylogenetic development of neurosecretory elements and their function, (2) ontogenetic development of neurosecretory elements and their function, and (3) the role of neuroendocrine mechanisms in realizing species adaptation, i.e., mechanisms causing the evolutionary process.
Half of the chapters deal with evolutionary aspects. The majority of them are concerned with the role of different types of neurosecretory cells in the regulation of homeostasis and of the function of endocrine glands, primarily that of the adenohypophysis.
The other half are concerned with various aspects of neurosecretion, featuring two main problems: (1) investigation of neural and hormonal mechanisms regulating the function of neurosecretory cells and neurosecretory centers as a whole, and (2) investigation of the role of neurosecretory systems in the regulation of adaptive reactions of the organism.Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
2300 Kiel/FRG
Professor Dr. A. OKSCHE
Zentrum für Anatomie und Cytobiologie der Justus Liebig-Universität
6300 Giessen/FRG
Professor Dr. A. L. POLENOV
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Sechenov
Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry
Academy of Sciences of the USSR Leningrad/USSR
Professor Dr. B. SCHARRER
Department of Anatomy
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx
New York 10461/USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neurosecretion and Neuroendocrine Activity
Book Subtitle: Evolution, Structure and Function
Editors: W. Bargmann, A. Oksche, A. L. Polenov, B. Scharrer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66885-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1978
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-66887-6Published: 24 February 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-66885-2Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 415
Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general