Environmental endocrinology : proceedings of an International Symposium Held in Montpellier (France) 11-15 July 1977 /
edited by Ivan Assenmacher, Donald S. Farner.
- Berlin ; New York : Springer, 1978.
- xv, 334 p. : il.
- (Proceedings in life sciences) .
Introduction: What is Environmental Endocrinology?.- Introductory Lecture - Emotion and Stress.- I Annual Endocrine Rhythms and Environment.- 1. Seasonal States and Endocrine Levels in Insects.- 2. Annual Gonadal Cycles in Teleosts: Environmental Factors and Gonadotropin Levels in Blood.- 3. Environmental Regulation of Annual Reproductive Cycles in the Catfish Heteropneustes fossilis.- 4. Environmental Control of Annual Ovarian Cycles in the Toad Bufo bufo bufo L.: Role of Temperature.- 5. Reptilian Reproductive Cycles and Environmental Regulators.- 6. Environmental Endocrinology and the Control of Annual Reproductive Cycles in Passerine Birds.- 7. Annual Endocrine Cycles and Environment in Birds with Special Reference to Male Ducks.- 8. Regulation of Reproductive Cycles of Tropical Spotted Munia and Weaverbird.- 9. Breeding Cycles in Three Species of African Ungulates.- 10. The Annual Cycle of Plasma Testosterone and Territorial Behavior in the Roe Deer.- 11. Annual Cyclic Variations in Prolactin in Sheep.- 12. Seasonal Reproductive Activity of the European Wild Boar. Comparison with the Domestic Sow.- 13. Field Studies in Southern Tunisia on Water Turnover and Thyroid Activity in Two Species of Meriones.- 14. Seasonal Changes of the Testicular and Thyroid Functions in the Badger, Meles meles L..- 15. Day Length and the Annual Reproductive Cycle in the Ferret (Mustela furo): the Role of the Pineal Body.- 16. Photoperiodic Mechanism in Hamsters: The Participation of the Pineal Gland.- 17. Seasonal Variations in the Endocrine System of Hibernators.- 18. Seasonal Changes and Environmental Control of Testicular Function in the Hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus L..- 19. Annual Endocrine Rhythms in Healthy Young Adult Men: Their Implication in Human Biology and Medicine.- II Diurnal Endocrine Rhythms and Environment.- 1. Endocrine Concomitants of the Sleep-Wake Rhythm in Man.- 2. Effect of Sex Hormones on the Circadian Rhythm of Slow-Wave and Paradoxical Sleep in Female Rats.- 3. Role of Brain Monoamines in the Regulation of the Circadian Variations of Activity of some Neuroendocrine Axes.- 4. Diurnal Rhythms and the Seasonal Reproductive Cycle in Birds.- 5. Central Neural Control of Endocrine Rhythms in the Rat.- 6. Circadian Pattern of Secretion of Hormones by the Anterior Pituitary Gland with Particular Reference to the Involvement of Serotonin in Their Rhythmic Regulation.- 7. Circadian Rhythms within and outside Their Ranges of Entrainment.- 8. Effects of Ahemeral Environmental Periodicities on the Rhythms of Adrenocortical and Locomotor Functions in Rats and Japanese Quail.- 9. Problems of Re-entrainment of Circadian Rhythms: Asymmetry Effect, Dissociation and Partition.- 10. Rapid Re-entrainment of the Estrous Cycle of Hamsters to Reversal of Scotophase and Photophase.- 11. Responses of the Diurnal Locomotor and Adrenocortical Rhythms in Rats exposed to a Weekly 8-Hour Phase Shift of the Zeitgeber.- III Endocrine Functions in Osmoregulation.- 1. Hormonal Control of Sodium Transport by the Gills of Teleost Fish.- 2. Environment and Osmoregulation among Lungfish and Amphibians.- 3. Osmoregulation and Hormones in Reptiles.- 4. Hormonal Regulation of Salt and Water Balance in Granivorous Birds.- 5. Endocrine Responses in Osmoregulation: Hormonal Adaptation in Aquatic Birds.- 6. Hormones and Mammalian Osmoregulation.- IV Endocrine Responses to Stress.- 1. Feedback and Facilitation in the Adrenocortical System and the Endocrine Responses to Repeated Stimuli.- 2. Is Posterior-Hypophysial Corticotropin Involved in Neurogenic Stress?.- 3. Endocrine Responses to Acoustic Stresses.- 4. Concentrations of Certain Hormones in the Blood of Human Males Subjected to Steady-State Noise.- V Endocrine Responses to Hyperbaria and Hypobaria.- 1. Endocrine Responses to Elevated Ambient Pressure.- 2. High Altitude Hypoxia and Adrenal Development in the Rat: Enzymes for Biogenic Amines.- 3. Endocrine Responses to Chronic High Altitude Exposure.- VI Endocrine Responses to Ambient Temperature.- 1. The Endocrine Component of Human Adaptation to Cold and Heat.- 2. Human Growth Hormone Secretion in Responses to Cold and Heat.- VII Endocrine Responses to Malnutrition.- 1. Neuroendocrine Aspects of Reproduction in Experimental Malnutrition.- 2. Endocrine Responses to Malnutrition in Animals with Special Reference to Metabolic Hormones.- 3. Endocrine Responses to Malnutrition in Man.
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Introduction: What is Environmental Endocrinology?.- Introductory Lecture - Emotion and Stress.- I Annual Endocrine Rhythms and Environment.- 1. Seasonal States and Endocrine Levels in Insects.- 2. Annual Gonadal Cycles in Teleosts: Environmental Factors and Gonadotropin Levels in Blood.- 3. Environmental Regulation of Annual Reproductive Cycles in the Catfish Heteropneustes fossilis.- 4. Environmental Control of Annual Ovarian Cycles in the Toad Bufo bufo bufo L.: Role of Temperature.- 5. Reptilian Reproductive Cycles and Environmental Regulators.- 6. Environmental Endocrinology and the Control of Annual Reproductive Cycles in Passerine Birds.- 7. Annual Endocrine Cycles and Environment in Birds with Special Reference to Male Ducks.- 8. Regulation of Reproductive Cycles of Tropical Spotted Munia and Weaverbird.- 9. Breeding Cycles in Three Species of African Ungulates.- 10. The Annual Cycle of Plasma Testosterone and Territorial Behavior in the Roe Deer.- 11. Annual Cyclic Variations in Prolactin in Sheep.- 12. Seasonal Reproductive Activity of the European Wild Boar. Comparison with the Domestic Sow.- 13. Field Studies in Southern Tunisia on Water Turnover and Thyroid Activity in Two Species of Meriones.- 14. Seasonal Changes of the Testicular and Thyroid Functions in the Badger, Meles meles L..- 15. Day Length and the Annual Reproductive Cycle in the Ferret (Mustela furo): the Role of the Pineal Body.- 16. Photoperiodic Mechanism in Hamsters: The Participation of the Pineal Gland.- 17. Seasonal Variations in the Endocrine System of Hibernators.- 18. Seasonal Changes and Environmental Control of Testicular Function in the Hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus L..- 19. Annual Endocrine Rhythms in Healthy Young Adult Men: Their Implication in Human Biology and Medicine.- II Diurnal Endocrine Rhythms and Environment.- 1. Endocrine Concomitants of the Sleep-Wake Rhythm in Man.- 2. Effect of Sex Hormones on the Circadian Rhythm of Slow-Wave and Paradoxical Sleep in Female Rats.- 3. Role of Brain Monoamines in the Regulation of the Circadian Variations of Activity of some Neuroendocrine Axes.- 4. Diurnal Rhythms and the Seasonal Reproductive Cycle in Birds.- 5. Central Neural Control of Endocrine Rhythms in the Rat.- 6. Circadian Pattern of Secretion of Hormones by the Anterior Pituitary Gland with Particular Reference to the Involvement of Serotonin in Their Rhythmic Regulation.- 7. Circadian Rhythms within and outside Their Ranges of Entrainment.- 8. Effects of Ahemeral Environmental Periodicities on the Rhythms of Adrenocortical and Locomotor Functions in Rats and Japanese Quail.- 9. Problems of Re-entrainment of Circadian Rhythms: Asymmetry Effect, Dissociation and Partition.- 10. Rapid Re-entrainment of the Estrous Cycle of Hamsters to Reversal of Scotophase and Photophase.- 11. Responses of the Diurnal Locomotor and Adrenocortical Rhythms in Rats exposed to a Weekly 8-Hour Phase Shift of the Zeitgeber.- III Endocrine Functions in Osmoregulation.- 1. Hormonal Control of Sodium Transport by the Gills of Teleost Fish.- 2. Environment and Osmoregulation among Lungfish and Amphibians.- 3. Osmoregulation and Hormones in Reptiles.- 4. Hormonal Regulation of Salt and Water Balance in Granivorous Birds.- 5. Endocrine Responses in Osmoregulation: Hormonal Adaptation in Aquatic Birds.- 6. Hormones and Mammalian Osmoregulation.- IV Endocrine Responses to Stress.- 1. Feedback and Facilitation in the Adrenocortical System and the Endocrine Responses to Repeated Stimuli.- 2. Is Posterior-Hypophysial Corticotropin Involved in Neurogenic Stress?.- 3. Endocrine Responses to Acoustic Stresses.- 4. Concentrations of Certain Hormones in the Blood of Human Males Subjected to Steady-State Noise.- V Endocrine Responses to Hyperbaria and Hypobaria.- 1. Endocrine Responses to Elevated Ambient Pressure.- 2. High Altitude Hypoxia and Adrenal Development in the Rat: Enzymes for Biogenic Amines.- 3. Endocrine Responses to Chronic High Altitude Exposure.- VI Endocrine Responses to Ambient Temperature.- 1. The Endocrine Component of Human Adaptation to Cold and Heat.- 2. Human Growth Hormone Secretion in Responses to Cold and Heat.- VII Endocrine Responses to Malnutrition.- 1. Neuroendocrine Aspects of Reproduction in Experimental Malnutrition.- 2. Endocrine Responses to Malnutrition in Animals with Special Reference to Metabolic Hormones.- 3. Endocrine Responses to Malnutrition in Man.
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