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Cortisol : Physiology, Regulation and Health Implications.
Title:
Cortisol : Physiology, Regulation and Health Implications.
Author:
Esposito, Alonzo.
ISBN:
9781619424654
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (176 pages)
Series:
Human Anatomy and Physiology
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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 11Β-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 -- 7. CCR FOR PREDICTING CLINICAL OUTCOME OF IVF-ET (IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND EMBRYO TRANSFER) -- 8. CCR IN HUMAN HYPERTENSION -- 9. CCR AND OBESITY -- 10. CCR IN DEPRESSED PATIENTS -- 11. CCR IN CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE (CRF) -- 12. CCR AS CLINICAL MARKER FOR DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (CVD) -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CORTISOL AND FATIGUE -- 1. ABSTRACT -- 2. INTRODUCTION -- 3. DEFINITION OF FATIGUE -- 4. HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS -- 5. CORTISOL AND FATIGUE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- IMPORTANCE OF CORTISOL REGULATION DURING PREGNANCY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CORTISOL AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE -- ABSTRACT -- CORTISOL -- FORMS OF MEASUREMENT -- Saliva -- Urine -- Blood -- INFLUENCING FACTORS -- Circadian Rhythm -- Sleep and Stress -- Physical Exercise -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CORTISOL AND PHYSCAL EXERCISE, ITS EFFECTS IN ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. INFLAMMATION AND MUSCULAR DAMAGE -- 3. GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS -- 4. GLUCOCORTICOIDS IN EXERCISE.

5. GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE -- 6. ASSUMED APPLICABILITY OF CORTICOSTEROIDS AS AN ERGOGENIC AID -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
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