原 著：《Hormones and the Endocrine System》

译 著：《激素与内分泌系统教科书》

This book focuses on hormones, and on how they are produced in very diverse regions of the body in humans and animals. But hormones can be found not only in vertebrates, but also in insects, shellfish, spiders, mollusks, even at the origin of metazoan diversification and exhibit the same pathways of synthesis. The book addresses the different classes of hormones: protein/peptides hormones, steroids and juvenile hormones and hormones like catecholamines, thyroid hormones and melatonin. It also discusses the types of hormone receptors, the majority of which are heptahelical G-protein coupled receptors or nuclear receptors. Particular attention is paid to the organs where hormones are created, with specifics on hormonal production and release, while a dedicated chapter details hormonal regulation from very simple to highly complex schemes. The remarkable kinetics of hormones production are also shown, before the book is rounded out by chapters on evolution in the endocrine system, the genetics of endocrine diseases and doping.

1. Introduction

2. History of Hormones and Endocrinology 

3. Hormones: Some Definitions 

4. Vertebrate Protein and Peptide Hormones 

5. Invertebrate Protein and Peptide Hormones 

6. Hormones from Mevalonate: Juvenile Hormone and Steroid Hormones 

7. Hormones Derived by Amino Acid Conversion 

8. Hormone Receptors

9. Synthesis, Release, and Action 

10. Endocrine Active Organs 

11. Regulatory Patterns 

12. Endocrine Rock ’n Roll: Rhythms and Secretion 

13. Evolution of the Endocrine System 

14. Diseases of the Endocrine System

15. Boosting Performance: Legally or Not 

16. Appendix 

17. Erratum to: Hormones and the Endocrine System