Ciba Foundation Symposium 172 - Corticotropin-Releasing Factor

Copyright © Ciba Foundation 1993

Ciba Foundation Symposium 172 - Corticotropin-Releasing Factor

Editor(s): Derek J. Chadwick, Joan Marsh, Kate Ackrill

Published Online: 28 SEP 2007

Print ISBN: 9780471934486

Online ISBN: 9780470514368

DOI: 10.1002/9780470514368

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Working on Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in a variety of systems, experts present a coherent depiction of this peptide's role in the control and coordination of the response to stress-inducing situations.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–x)

    2. Introduction (pages 1–4)

      Wylie Vale

    3. The Functional Neuroanatomy of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (pages 5–29)

      P. E. Sawchenko, T. Imaki, E. Potter, K. Kovács, J. Imaki and W. Vale

    4. Second Messenger Regulation of mRNA for Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (pages 30–58)

      J. A. Majzoub, R. Emanuel, G. Adler, C. Martinez, B. Robinson and G. Wittert

    5. Central and Feedback Regulation of Hypothalamic Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Secretion (pages 59–84)

      Paul M. Plotsky, K. V. Thrivikraman and Michael J. Meaney

    6. Characterization and Regulation of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptors in the Central Nervous, Endocrine and Immune Systems (pages 85–107)

      Dimitri E. Grigoriadis, Jeffrey A. Heroux and Errol B. De Souza

    7. Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and its Binding Protein in Human Plasma (pages 108–128)

      P. J. Lowry

    8. The Regulation of Hypothalamic Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Release: In Vitro Studies (pages 129–150)

      A. Grossman, A. Costa, P. Navarra and S. Tsagarakis

    9. Intrahypothalamic Neuroendocrine Actions of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (pages 151–172)

      O. F. X. Almeida, A. H. S. Hassan and F. Holsboer

    10. Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor mRNA in Response to Stress (pages 173–203)

      Stafford L. Lightman and Michael S. Harbuz

    11. Mechanisms Mediating the Effects of Cytokines on Neuroendocrine Functions in the Rat (pages 204–225)

      Catherine Rivier and Serge Rivest

    12. Infection as a Stressor: A Cytokine-Mediated Activation of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis? (pages 226–242)

      Adrian J. Dunn

    13. Central Actions of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor on Autonomic Nervous Activity and Cardiovascular Functioning (pages 243–257)

      Laurel A. Fisher

    14. Peripheral Anti-Inflammatory Actions of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (pages 258–276)

      Edward T. Wei, Gordon C. Gao and Holly A. Thomas

    15. The Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in Behavioural Responses to Stress (pages 277–295)

      George F. Koob, Stephen C. Heinrichs, Emilio Merlo Pich, Frédérique Menzaghi, Helen Baldwin, Klaus Miczek and Karen T. Britton

    16. The Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in the Pathophysiology of Affective and Anxiety Disorders: Laboratory and Clinical Studies (pages 296–316)

      Michael J. Owens and Charles B. Nemeroff

    17. The Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in the Investigation of Endocrine Diseases (pages 317–341)

      Klaus von Werder and O. Albrecht Müller

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      Index of Contributors (pages 342–343)

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      Subject Index (pages 344–357)

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