Front Cover; Molecular Neurobiology: Endocrine Approaches; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Yale Membrane Transport Processes Volumes; PART I: PEPTIDE ACTION; Chapter 1. Peptides and Slow Synaptic Potentials; I. Introduction; II. Bullfrog Sympathetic Ganglia; III. Other Slow Synaptic Actions; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Molecular Mechanisms of Neurite Formation Stimulated by Insulin-Like Factors and Nerve Growth Factor; I. Introduction; II. Neuritogenic Factors and Development ot the Nervous System; III. Neurite Formation in Human Neuroblastoma Cells

IV. Mechanism of Neurite FormationV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Pituitary Regulation by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH): Gonadotropin Secretion, Receptor Numbers, and Target Cell Sensitivity; I. Introduction; II. Molecular Characteristics of GnRH; III. Plasma Membrane Receptor for GnRH; IV. Effector Coupling of GnRH Action; V. Regulation of Gonadotrope Responsiveness to GnRH; VI. Mechanisms Underlying the Regulation of GnRH Receptor Number; VII. Conclusions: A Model for GnRH Action; References

Chapter 4. Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone: Role of Polyphosphoinositides in Stimulation of Prolactin SecretionI. Introduction; II. Calcium as Mediator of TRH-Induced Burst Prolactin Secretion; III. TRH Effects on Phosphoinositide Metabolism; IV. Coupling of TRH Receptor to Polyphosphoinositide Hydrolysis; V. InsP3 and 1,2-DG as Intracellular Signals; VI. Ca2+ and Lipid Second Messengers Mediate Biphasic Prolactin Secretion; VII. Model of TRH Action; References; PART II: STEROID HORMONE ACTION; Chapter 5. Steroid Effects on Excitable Membranes; I. Introduction

II. Organization of Steroid-Concentrating Excitable CellsIII. Steroid Hormone Effects on Excitable Cells; IV. Molecular Effects of Steroids on Membrane Properties; V. Molecular Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Action on Nonexcitable Cells; VI. Conclusions and Questions; References; Chapter 6. Estradiol-Regulated Neuronal Plasticity; I. Introduction; II. Lordosis; III. Sexual Dimorphisms; IV. Reproductive Senescence; V. E2-Induced Proteins,; Note Added in Proof; References; Chapter 7. Steroid Hormone Influences on Cyclic AMP-Generating Systems; I . Introduction; II. Adenylate Cyclase

III . Steroid Modulation of CAMP MetabolismIV. Mechanisms; V. Summary; References; PART III: MAGNOCELLULAR NEURONS; Chapter 8. Expression of the Oxytocin and Vasopressin Genes; I. Introduction; II. Precursor and Gene Structure; III. Gene Regulation; IV. Processing of the Precursors; V. Expression of the Mutated Vasopressin Gene in Diabetes Insipidus (Brattleboro) Rats; VI. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 9. The Secretory Vesicle in Processing and Secretion of Neuropeptides; I. Introduction; II. Structure of Precursors and Cleavage Sites; III. The Processing Enryrnes