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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 sleep hormones.

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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:   89
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9780123946232

ISBN 10:   0123946239
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   23 July 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

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

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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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