Anorexia

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms.

Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists and molecular biologists. Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines.

This volume focuses on anorexia.

1. Novel Neuropeptides in the Control of Food Intake: Neuronostatin and Nesfatin-1Gina L.C. Yosten
2. Anorexia and Hypothalamic DegenerationIda A.K. Nilsson, Charlotte Lindfors, Martin Schalling, Tomas Hökfelt, and Jeanette E. Johansen
3. The Role of Ghrelin in Anorexia-Cachexia Syndromes Bobby Guillory, Andres Splenser, and Jose Garcia
4. Ghrelin Gene Variants and Eating DisordersTetsuya Ando
5. Steroid Metabolism and Excretion in Anorexia NervosaWassif Samuel Wassif and Andrew Rashad Ross
6. Anorexia Nervosa and Estrogen ReceptorsNicolas Ramoz, Audrey Versini, and Philip Gorwood
7. Cannabinoid Receptors and Cholecystokinin in Feeding InhibitionFrancisco Alén Fariñas, M. Teresa Ramírez-López, Raquel Gómez de Heras, Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca, and Laura Orio
8. Treatment of Cachexia: Melanocortin and Ghrelin InterventionsJeremy Steinman and Mark Daniel DeBoer
9. The Influence of Estrogen Therapies on Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women with Anorexia Nervosa and AmenorrheaJocelyn Lebow and Leslie Sim
10. Clinical and Hormonal Variables Related to Bone Mass Loss in Anorexia Nervosa PatientsMaria Luisa Fernandez-Soto, Amalia Gonzalez-Jimenez, Marta Chamorro- Fernandez, and Socorro Leyva-Martinez
11. Mechanism-Based Therapeutic Approaches to CachexiaFabio Penna, Gabriella Bonelli, Francesco M. Baccino, and Paola Costelli
12. Cisplatin-Induced Anorexia and GhrelinTomohisa Hattori, Koji Yakabi, and Hiroshi Takeda
13. Anorexia of Aging Zbigniew Kmiec, Erika Petervari, Marta Balasko, and Miklos Szekely

Researchers, faculty, and graduate students interested in cutting-edge review concerning the molecular and cellular biology of vitamins, hormones, and related factors and co-factors. Libraries and laboratories at institutes with strong programs in cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, gene regulation, hormone control, and signal transduction are likely to be interested.

Dr. Litwack has authored 3 textbooks on biochemistry and hormones (one with John Wiley & Sons and 2 with Academic Press/Elsevier) and he has edited more than 70 volumes in the Vitamins & Hormones series (Academic Press/Elsevier); he has edited 14 volumes entitled Biochemical Actions of Hormones (Academica Press); He has edited (with David Kritchevsky) Actions of Hormones on Molecular Processes (Academic Press)

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