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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 anorexia.

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Author:   Gerald Litwack (Emeritus Founding Chair and Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, United States<br>Emeritus Professor, Rutgers University, United States)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   92
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9780124104730

ISBN 10:   0124104738
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   05 June 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Novel Neuropeptides in the Control of Food Intake: Neuronostatin and Nesfatin-1 Gina L.C. Yosten Anorexia and Hypothalamic Degeneration Ida A.K. Nilsson, Charlotte Lindfors, Martin Schalling, Tomas Hökfelt, and Jeanette E. Johansen The Role of Ghrelin in Anorexia-Cachexia Syndromes Bobby Guillory, Andres Splenser, and Jose Garcia Ghrelin Gene Variants and Eating Disorders Tetsuya Ando Steroid Metabolism and Excretion in Anorexia Nervosa Wassif Samuel Wassif and Andrew Rashad Ross Anorexia Nervosa and Estrogen Receptors Nicolas Ramoz, Audrey Versini, and Philip Gorwood Cannabinoid Receptors and Cholecystokinin in Feeding Inhibition Francisco Alén Fariñas, M. Teresa Ramírez-López, Raquel Gómez de Heras, Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca, and Laura Orio Treatment of Cachexia: Melanocortin and Ghrelin Interventions Jeremy Steinman and Mark Daniel DeBoer The Influence of Estrogen Therapies on Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women with Anorexia Nervosa and Amenorrhea Jocelyn Lebow and Leslie Sim Clinical and Hormonal Variables Related to Bone Mass Loss in Anorexia Nervosa Patients Maria Luisa Fernandez-Soto, Amalia Gonzalez-Jimenez, Marta Chamorro- Fernandez, and Socorro Leyva-Martinez Mechanism-Based Therapeutic Approaches to Cachexia Fabio Penna, Gabriella Bonelli, Francesco M. Baccino, and Paola Costelli Cisplatin-Induced Anorexia and Ghrelin Tomohisa Hattori, Koji Yakabi, and Hiroshi Takeda Anorexia of Aging Zbigniew Kmiec, Erika Petervari, Marta Balasko, and Miklos Szekely

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Trained in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Litwack worked on enzymology and the effects of hormones on enzyme systems. Then he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at the Biochemical Institute of the Sorbonne in Paris. Dr. Litwack's first position was as Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Rutgers University in 1954. Six years later, he joined the University of Pennsylvania as associate professor and four years later went to the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, as full professor, eventually becoming Deputy Director of the Institute. In 1991, he accepted the Chair of Pharmacology at Thomas Jefferson University where he is also Deputy Director of the Jefferson Cancer Institute and Associate Director for Basic Science in the Jefferson Cancer Center. Dr. Litwack's work has been in the area of mechanisms of steroid receptor action involving especially the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors, immunophi.

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