BookLewis Landsberg, MD, Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine, dean emeritus, director, Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity (NCCO), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Fundamental Aspects of Catecholamine Biology
Introduction: Overview of the Sympathoadrenal System
Biosynthesis of Catecholamines
Catecholamine Storage and Release from Sympathetic Nerve Endings and Adrenal Medullary Chromaffin Cells
Regulation of Central Sympathoadrenal Outflow
The Peripheral Dopaminergic System
Metabolism and Termination of Action of Catecholamines
Adrenergic Receptors
Assessment of Sympathoadrenal Activity
pt. II Physiology of the Sympathoadrenal System
General and Unique Features of Regulation by the Sympathoadrenal System: Central Neural Control
Cardiovascular Effects of the Sympathoadrenal System
Metabolic Effects of the Sympathoadrenal System
Sympathetic Nervous System Effects on Heat Conservation and Heat Generation
Sympathoadrenal Effects on Visceral Smooth Muscle and Exocrine Glands
Sympathoadrenal Effects on Renal Function, Electrolytes, and Hormone Secretion
pt. III The Role of the Sympathoadrenal System in Physiologic Adaptation and the Pathophysiology of Disease States
Cold Exposure
Exercise and Physical Training
Dietary Intake: Fasting and Overfeeding
Hypoglycemia
Ketosis, Ketogenesis, and Ketoacidosis
Hypertension
Obesity
Hypoxia and Hypercarbia (Hypercapnia)
Congestive Heart Failure
Thyroid and Adrenal Hormones
Hypotension and Shock
pt. IV Pharmacology
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Antagonists
Drugs Affecting the Metabolism and the Inactivation of Catecholamines
pt. V Tumors of the Sympathoadrenal System
Pheochromocytoma
Neuroblastoma, Ganglioneuroblastoma, and Ganglioneuroma.