Endorphins in Reproduction and Stress

by Wolfgang Distler (Editor), Lutwin Beck (Editor)

Overview

Endorphins and other endogenous opioids appear to be the connecting link between reproductive functions and stress adaption of the human organism. This book contains the con-
tributions of an international group of biologists, bioche-
mists, and endocrinologists on the opioidergic control me-
chanisms in reproduction and stress physiology. Main topics covered are: endogeneous opioids and the pituitary-gonadal system; ovarian endorphinsecretion; pregnancy-associated changes of plasma endorphin; and opioid control of the hypo-
thalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. Although all chapters give an excellent review on various studies in basic opioid re-
search, there are numerous clinical implications mentioned in this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540527367
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	10/02/1990
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

Opioids and Endocrine Secretion.- Opioid Control of Gonadotropin Secretion.- Neurochemical Regulation of the LHRH Pulse Generator (With 8 Figures).- CRH Inhibition of Gonadotropin and Oxyin Release: Role of Endogenous Opioids.- Differential Role of—- and—-Opiate Receptors in Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion (With 3 Figures).- Peripheral Opioid Secretion.- Paracrine Control of Testicular Function: Role of Opioids (With 2 Figures).- Role of—-Endorphin in the Ovary: In Vitro Studies of Porcine Ovaries and Individual Follicles (With 7 Figures).- Human Plasma—-Endorphin Levels in Pregnant Women and in Newborns (With 1 Figure).- Stress and Opioids.- Opioid Peptides and Stress: The Sympathetic Nervous System and Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (With 3 Figures).- Vasopressin: An Integrator of Proopiomelanocortin Activity in Brain and Pituitary (With 5 Figures).-—-Endorphin Immunoreactive Material in the Plasma: What Does It Mean?.- Response of Plasma Endorphins to Physical Exercise in Eumenorrheic and Amenorrheic Female Athletes (With 3 Figures).- Opioidergic Control of the Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (With 5 Figures).- Effects of—-Endorphin on Adrenocortical Steroid Secretion (With 4 Figures).- Effects of Blood-Borne Endorphin and Other POMC-Derived Peptides on Brain Functions in Man (With 3 Figures).