TY - BOOK AU - Wilkinson,Michael AU - Brown,Richard E. TI - An introduction to neuroendocrinology SN - 9780521806473 (hardback) AV - QP356.4 .B76 2015 U1 - 612.8 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Neuroendocrinology KW - methods KW - Endocrine Glands KW - Neuropeptides KW - Neurosecretory Systems KW - Peptide Hormones KW - Receptors, Neurotransmitter N1 - Richard E. Brown's name appears first in the previous edition; Includes bibliographical references and index; Classification of chemical messengers -- The endocrine glands and their hormones -- The pituitary gland and its hormones -- The hypothalamic hormones -- Neurotransmitters -- Neurotransmitter and neuropeptide control of hypothalamic, pituitary, and other hormones -- Regulation of hormone synthesis, storage, release, transport, and deactivation -- Regulation of hormone levels in the bloodstream -- Steroid and thyroid hormone receptors -- Receptors for peptide hormones, neuropeptides, and neurotransmitters -- Neuropeptides I : classification, synthesis, and colocalization with classical neurotransmitters -- Neuropeptides II : function -- Cytokines and the interaction between the neuroendocrine and immune systems -- Methods for the study of behavioural neuroendocrinology -- An overview of behavioural neuroendocrinology : present, past, and future ER -