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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830417003321

Titolo

Steroid metabolism and estimation [[electronic resource] /] / general editor for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme ; assisted by Margaret P. Cameron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Blakiston Co., 1952

ISBN

1-280-59165-X

9786613621481

0-470-71878-1

0-470-71615-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation colloquia on endocrinology ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward)

CameronMargaret P

Disciplina

616.4/027

Soggetti

Steroid hormones - Metabolism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of a conference held at the Ciba Foundation, London: the Conference on the Metabolic Breakdown of Steroids, held Aug. 9-11, 1950.

Contains only book II, Metabolic breakdown of steroids.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Steroid Metabolism and Estimation; CONTENTS; BOOK II-METABOLIC BREAKDOWN OF STEROIDS; The metabolism of C19 steroids by individual tissues; Discussion; In vivo metabolism of C19 steroids; Discussion; Is dehydroisoandrosterone isolated from urine extracts an original 17-ketosteroid or a product of chemical de-gradation?; Discussion; The effect of androgens on the urinary excretion of steroid alcohols and aestrogens; Discussion; Excretion of steroids in a case of interstitial cell tumour of the testis; Discussion; Metabolism of neutral C21 and C19 steroids; Discussion

Progesterone metabolism-a reviewDiscussion; The metabolism of progesterone in goats. The separation of urinary cortical steroids; Discussion; The intermediary metabolism of progesterone in human subjects; Discussion; The metabolism of progesterone and related compounds; Discussion; Metabolic studies on orally administered progesterone; Discussion; Blood progesterone in pregnancy;



Discussion; On possible relationships between the metabolic break- down of progesterone and its biological activity; Discussion; 11-Oxygenating enzyme system; Discussion; Metabolism of steroid hormones in human

DiscussionThe influence of corticosteroids on carbohydrate and electrolyte metabolism in vitro; Discussion; Chairman's Closing Remarks