Full Description
This book intends to report the peripheral effects of corticotropin-releasing factor (hormone) family (CRFs), different from its role in the CRH-ACTH-adrenocorticoids axis. The book collects data about CRFs' peripheral secretion from many types of cells and their effects on cardiovascular functions and carcinogenesis. The book is likely to be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the field of biomedicine, especially in the field of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Contents
Chapter 1: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and its regulation.- Chapter 2: CRF peptides in the periphery.- Chapter 3: The receptors for CRF peptides.- Chapter 4: CRF peptides in digestive system.- Chapter 5: CRF peptides in cardiovascular system.- Chapter 6: CRF peptides in immune/inflammatory system.- Chapter 7: CRF peptides in tumor.- Chapter 8: CRF peptides in reproductive system.- Chapter 9: CRF peptides in non-mammals.