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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Litwack has authored 3 textbooks on biochemistry and hormones (one with John Wiley & Sons and 2 with Academic Press/Elsevier) and he has edited more than 70 volumes in the Vitamins & Hormones series (Academic Press/Elsevier); he has edited 14 volumes entitled Biochemical Actions of Hormones (Academica Press); He has edited (with David Kritchevsky) Actions of Hormones on Molecular Processes (Academic Press) Klappentext First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists and molecular biologists. Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines. This volume focuses on sleep hormones. Zusammenfassung Reflects expertise in the field of hormone action! vitamin action! X-ray crystal structure! physiology and enzyme mechanisms. This title publishes reviews of interest to endocrinologists! biochemists! nutritionists! pharmacologists! cell biologists and molecular biologists. It focuses on sleep hormones. Inhaltsverzeichnis Neurohormones and Sleep Eric Frenette, Alben Lui and Michelle Cao The Role of Orexin/Hypocretin in the Central Nervous System and Peripheral Tissues Tomomi Tsunematsu and Akihiro Yamanaka Plasticity in Neurons Synthesizing Wake/Arousal Promoting Hormone Hypocretin/Orexin Xiao-Bing Gao Expression of Orexin Receptors in the Pituitary Tadeusz Kaminski and Nina Smolinska Transcriptional Regulation of the Hypocretin/Orexin Gene Susumu Tanaka Energy Expenditure: Role of Orexin Jennifer A. Teske and Vijayakumar Mavanji Orexins: Tissue Localization, Functions and its Relation to Insulin Secretion and Diabetes Mellitus Ernest Adeghate Orexin Neurons and Emotional Stress Tomoyuki Kuwaki and Wei Zhang Orexin and Central Regulation of Cardiorespiratory System Israt Z. Shahid, Ahmed A. Rahman and Paul M. Pilowsky Hypocretin/Orexin Involvement in Reward and Reinforcement Rodrigo A. España Glutamate and Orexin Neurons Ozhan Eyigor and Zehra Minbay Serotonin Conflict in Sleep-Feeding Katsunori Nonogaki Humoral Sleep Regulation; Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Kathryn A. Jewett and James M. Krueger Action of Modafinil through Histaminergic and Orexinergic Neurons Tomoko Ishizuka, Tomotaka Murotani and Atsushi Yamatodani Anti-Parkinson Drugs and Orexin Neurons Hiroshi Katsuki and Shotaro Michinaga Cocaine and Nicotine Research Illustrates a Range of Hypocretin Mechanisms in Addiction Corey Baimel, Stephanie L. Borgland and William Corrigall Sleep and Orexins in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates Hélène Volkoff Orexin System in Teleost Fish Kouhei Matsuda, Morio Azuma and Ki Sung Kang ...
