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1 online resource (xi, 162 pages) : illustrations |
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Human anatomy and physiology |
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Human anatomy and physiology series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cortisol physiology, regulation and health implications -- cortisol physiology, regulation and health implications -- contents -- preface -- cortisol transport across biological barriers -- abstract -- transport of cortisol across the blood-brain barrier: the controversy about p-glycoprotein -- depression: therapeutic strategies related to cortisol -- effect of cortisol on the permability of biological membranes -- conclusion -- acknowledgments -- references -- cortisol: physiology, regulation and health implications -- abstract -- introduction |
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What Is Cortisol?What Is Stress? -- HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS: IN TIMES OF STRESS AND REST -- HPA Axis in Times of Stress -- HPA Axis in Times of Rest -- GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR TYPES -- Role of the Genomic MR and GR Receptors -- Role of the Non-Genomic MR and GR-Like Receptors -- MODES OF CORTISOL ACTION -- EFFECTS OF CORTISOL ON THE BODY AND MIND -- Immune System � Inflammatory Cytokines -- Cognition -- Learning and Memory -- Emotion -- Subjective Psychological Distress and Physiological Stress Response |
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Maladaptive Effects of Cortisol REGULATORY MECHANISMS -- Hippocampus -- Amygdala -- Prefrontal Cortex -- INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- HEIGHTENED ENDOCRINE RESPONSES TO DAILY LIFE STRESSORS IN HEALTHY WOMEN AT FAMILIAL RISK FOR BREAST CANCER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NATURAL EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO STUDYING STRESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE -- EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR THIS STUDY -- ENDOCRINE MEASURES AND DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOL -- Procedures -- Psychological Evaluation -- REACTIVITY TO WORK STRESSORS: PRINCIPAL FINDINGS |
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Cortisol Epinephrine and Norepinephrine -- REPRODUCIBILITY OF THE HEIGHTENED REACTIVITY RESPONSE TO WORK STRESSORS -- Cortisol -- Epinephrine and Norepinephrine -- PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, BREAST CANCER RISK AND CORTISOL REACTIVITY -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES OF CORTISOL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO NATURAL DISASTERS -- ABSTRACT -- STRESS REACTIONS IN ADULTS -- STRESS REACTIONS IN CHILDREN -- DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS -- SOCIAL FACTORS -- SEX DIFFERENCES |
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CASE STUDY: HURRICANE KATRINA Psychophysical Reactions -- Maternal Factors -- Sex Differences -- Other Social Factors -- IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CORTISOL-CORTISONE SHUTTLE: A FUNCTIONAL INDICATOR OF 11Î?-HSD ACTIVITY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. CCR IN GLUCOCORTICOID THERAPY -- 2. ELEVATED FETAL CCR -- 3. CCR IN ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE -- 4. CCR IN ACUTE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (PTB) -- 5. CCR IN SMALL GESTATIONAL AGE CHILDREN (SGA) -- 6. CCR IN GROWTH HORMONE (GH) REPLACEMENT THERAPY |
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Hydrocortisone.
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Hydrocortisone |
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Hydrocortisone.
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MEDICAL -- Biochemistry.
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Hydrocortisone
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| Added Author |
Esposito, Alonzo.
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Bianchi, Vito, 1966-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781619424586 1619424584 |
| ISBN |
1619424657 (electronic bk.) |
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9781619424654 (electronic bk.) |
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9781619424586 (hbk.) |
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1619424584 (hbk.) |
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AU@ 000053012832 |
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DEBBG BV041049673 |
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DEBBG BV043774750 |
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DEBBG BV044087229 |
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DEBSZ 472771027 |
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NZ1 15025224 |
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