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 obesity. Key features: * Contributions from leading authorities * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field INDICE: Hormonal Regulation of Lipogenesis Laura L. Gathercole, Stuart A. Morgan and Jeremy W. Tomlinson Genetic Determinants of Obesity and Related Vascular Diseases Yaroslav Winter, Roman Sankowski and Tobias Back Brd2 Gene Disruption Causes 'Metabolically Healthy' Obesity: Epigenetic and Chromatin-Based Mechanisms that Uncouple Obesity from Type 2 Diabetes Fangnian Wang, Jude T. Deeney and Gerald V. Denis The TBC1D1 Gene: Structure, Function and Association with Obesity and Related Traits Luca Fontanesi and Francesca Bertolini Replication Initiator 1 (Repin1) In Adipose Tissue Function and Human Obesity John T. Heiker and Nora Klöting Adipokines in Childhood Obesity Gabriel Ángel Martos-Moreno, Vicente Barrios, Julie A. Chowen and Jesús Argente Gut Hormones and Obesity: Physiology and Therapies Rebecca Scott, Tricia Tan and Stephen Bloom Neuroinflammation in Overnutrition-Induced Diseases Dongsheng Cai P66shcA : Linking Mammalian Longevity with Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance Sofia Chiatamone Ranieri, Salvatore Fusco and Giovambattista Pani The Emerging Role of Constitutive Androstane Receptor (CAR) and its Crosstalk with Liver X Receptors (LXRs) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor a (PPARa) in Lipid Metabolism Lei Xiao, Jing Wang, Mengxi Jiang, Wen Xie and Yonggong Zhai Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase Deficiency Protects from Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance and Obesity - Novel Insights from Mouse Models Dominic S. Ng Sphingolipids in Lipid Microdomains and Obesity Susumu Mitsutake and Yasuyuki Igarashi Ghrelin: At the Interface of Obesity and Reward Harriët Schellekens, Timothy G. Dinan, and John F. Cryan Endocannabinoids and Obesity Guoxun Chen and Zhen Pang Lipocalin 13 Regulation of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Obesity Yingjiang Zhou and Liangyou Rui Sirtuin 1 Deacetylase: A Key Regulator of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism Jongsook Kim Kemper, Sung-E Choi and Dong Hyun Kim Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) and Obesity Hyeongjin Cho Nomilin as an Anti-Obesity and Anti-Hyperglycemic Agent Ryuichiro Sato
- ISBN: 978-0-12-407766-9
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 512
- Fecha Publicación: 25/03/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés