Exercise endocrinology / Katarina T. Borer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-259) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction to Endocrinology -- Hormone Structure and Synthesis -- Hormone Maturation -- Hormone Release -- Hormone Transport -- Hormone Degradation -- Ch. 2. Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Exercise -- Characteristics of the Autonomic Nervous System -- Integrative Autonomic Brain Centers -- Autonomic Control of Endocrine Secretion -- Integrative Autonomic Functions -- Summary -- Ch. 3. Receptors and Chemical Message Transduction in Exercise -- Hormone and Receptor Interactions -- Chemical Messenger Receptors -- Chemical Message Transduction -- Transduction Pathways That Influence Body Function During Exercise -- Methods of Hormone Measurement -- Ch. 4. Regulation of Body Fluids During Exercise -- Redistribution of Body Fluids During Dehydration -- Hormonal Regulation of Cellular Hydration -- Endocrine Regulation of Plasma Volume -- Thirst and Sodium Hunger -- Strategies of Fluid Management -- Ch. 5. Exercise As an Emergency and a Stressor -- Endocrine System Support of Intense Exercise -- Stress Messengers in Support of Circulation During Intense Exercise -- Endocrine Control of Hemostasis During Acute Exercise -- Endocrine Mediation of Analgesia During Intense Exercise -- Endocrine Mediation of Tissue Repair After Intense Exercise -- SA and Edocrine Mediation of Immune-Defense Responses During Intense Exercise -- Endocrine Responses to Nonspecific Stress of Exercise -- Hypertension and Its Control Through Exercise -- Ch. 6. Hormonal Regulation of Fuel Use in Exercise -- Hormonal Influence of Metabolism -- Metabolism During Exercise and Recovery From Exercise -- Nutritional Modulation of Metabolism -- Abnormal Metabolism -- Ch. 7. Exercise and the Nutrient Partitioning Between Structure and Storage -- Relationship of Growth and Energy Regulation -- Energy Partitioning for Statural Growth -- Energy Partitioning for Hypertrophic Growth -- Energy Partitioning for Energy Balance and Reparative Growth -- Ch. 8. Reproductive Hormones and Exercise -- Development of Gender Differences and Their Role in Physical Performance -- The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis in the Control of Fertility -- Effects of Gender Differences on Physical Performance -- Phases of Menstrual Cycle and Physical Performance -- Administration of Sex Steroids to Increase Muscle Strength and Power -- Effect of Exercise on Sex Hormone Secretion -- Effects of Exercise on Fertility and Onset of Menarche -- Sex Hormones, Physical Activity, and Health -- Ch. 9. Endocrinology of Biological Rhythms and Exercise -- Biological Rhythms and the Internal Body Clock -- Characteristics of the Biological Clock -- Reciprocal Interactions Between Exercise and Biological Rhythms -- Health and Biological Rhythms -- Exercise Influence on the Biological Clock Mechanism.

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