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1 online resource (xi, 162 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Human anatomy and physiology
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Human anatomy and physiology series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 "" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hydrocortisone.
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Hydrocortisone. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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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 book) |
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9781619424654 (electronic book) |
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9781619424586 (hardback) |
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1619424584 (hardback) |
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