Hypothalamic Peptide Hormones and Pituitary Regulations.

Edited by John C. Porter. . 366 pages. Plenum Press, New York and London, 1977. Price, $32.50.

Excerpt

Review of knowledge of the hypothalamic releasing hormones as of November 1976, from an NIH-sponsored workshop-conference. Included is new information on luteinizing hormone releasing hormone, thyrotropin releasing hormone, and somatostatin and their agonistic and antagonistic analogs. Axoplasmic transportation, release, circulation, control, function, extrahypothalamic locations of these hormones are presented.

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