Leonard Share

Hormones and the Heart in Health and Disease - Contemporary Endocrinology Leonard Share 1999 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "Each of the contributors is an acknowledged expert in the field and the chapters are carefully prepared and contain sufficient citations to make these contributions of reference value. . . The comprehensive nature of the book is further supported by the review of renin-angiotensin, endothelin, and insulin. . . I find this book to be useful as a reference source and also for its completeness. "-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review JournalTable of Contents: Natriuretic Peptides and the Heart, David G. Gardner, Branka Kovacic-Milivojevic, Faquan Liang, and Songcang Chen. Adrenomedullin and the Heart, Willis K. Samson. Cardiac and Vascular Actions of Urocortin, David G. Parkes and Clive N. May. The Renin-Angiotensin System and the Heart, Haralambos Gavras and Irene Gavras. Adrenocortical Hormones and the Heart: A Steroidogenic Endocrine Organ as Well as Target Organ?, Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez. Catecholamines and the Heart, Matthew N. Levy. Vasopressin and the Heart, Vernon S. Bishop and Max G. Sanderford. Insulin and the Heart, Roger W. Brownsey, Brian Rodrigues, Subodh Verma, and John H. McNeill. Kinins in the Heart, Oscar A. Carretero. Endothelin and the Heart, David P. Brooks and Eliot H. Ohlstein. Nitric Oxide and the Heart, Robert D. Bernstein, Fabio A. Recchia, Gabor Kaley, and Thomas H. Hintze. Contribution of Eicosanoids in the Heart, Kafait U. Malik. Estrogen and the Heart, Jay M. Sullivan. Androgen and Estrogen Effects on Plasma Lipids in Men, Carrie J. Bagatell and William J. Bremner. Index.