Steroid Biochemistry and Pharmacology

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Author(s): Michael H. Briggs; Janet Brotherton
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 1970

Language: English
Commentary: From archive.org: https://archive.org/details/steroidbiochemis0000brig
Pages: 424
City: London

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Foreword
Contents
1: Nomenclature of the steroids
2: Neuroendocrinology and sites of steroid biosynthesis
3: Pathways of biosynthesis and metabolism of steroids
4: Target organ effects—A. Estrogens and progestogens
5: Target organ effects—B. Androgens and anabolics
6: Target organ effects—C. Corticoids
7: Effects of non-hormonal steroids
8: Clinical aspects of the pituitary-adrenal axis
9: Clinical aspects of the pituitary-gonad axis
10: Plant steroids
11: Industrial production of the steroids
Bibliography
Appendix I: Trivial and systematic names of steroids
Appendix II: Some recent work
Index
Back Cover