Recent Progress in Hormone Research

List of Contributors and Discussants

Preface


1. Chemical and Biological Characterization of the Inhibin Family of Protein Hormones


2. Regulation of Cholesterol Synthesis: Mechanism for Control of HMG CoA Reductase


3. Identification of the Cis-Acting Elements and Trans-Acting Factors That Mediate Cell-Specific and Thyroid Hormone Stimulation of Growth Hormone Gene Expression


4. Hormonal Control of Adipocyte Differentiation and Adipocyte Gene Expression


5. New Insights into the Structure of High-Affinity Interleukin-2 Receptors


6. Transforming Growth Factor β: Biochemistry and Roles in Embryogenesis, Tissue Repair and Remodeling, and Carcinogenesis


7. Ligand Receptor Characteristics of Peptides Encoded by Complementary Nucleic Acids: Implications for a Molecular Recognition Code


8. Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Calmodulin


9. Molecular Biology of the Vitamin D Hormone


10. Analysis of the cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase System Using Molecular Genetic Approaches


11. Signal Transduction by Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Proteins


12. Placental-Derived Regulators and the Complex Control of Luteal Cell Function


13. Peptide Regulation of Pituitary and Target Tissue Function and Growth in the Primate Fetus

Index