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Advanced Exercise Endocrinology

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ISBN-10: 073607516X

ISBN-13: 9780736075169

Edition: 2013

Authors: Katarina T. Borer

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List price: $232.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Publication date: 4/22/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Preface
Series Preface
Unique Properties of Endocrine and Autonomic Messengers
Functions of the Endocrine System and Autonomic Nervous System
Classification of Hormones
Chemical Structure of Hormones
Hormone Release and Transport
Hormone Receptors and Hormone-Receptor Message Transduction
Properties of Hormone-Receptor Interactions
Summary
Activation of Nonhormonal Signaling During Exercise
Signal Transduction by Neuronal and Electrostatic Events in Exercise
Intracellular Calcium Release as a Trigger of Signal Transduction
Signal Transduction of Mechanical Strain, Vibration, and Fluid Shear
Signaling in Response to Sensing Energy Need
Free Radicals as Initiators of Message Transduction
Summary
Autonomic and Hormonal Control of the Cardiorespiratory System
Afferent Signals to the ANS
Integrative Brain Circuits and Efferent Components of ANS Reflexes
Control of Cardiorespiratory Function by ANS and Hormones
Summary
Body Fluid Balance
Increases in Body Heat Load During Exercise
Thermoregulatory Changes in Body Water During Exercise
Consequences of Fluid Loss Through Sweating
Cessation of Renal Reabsorptive Function During Exercise
Thirst and Na Hunger After Exercise
Hyperhydration and Hyponatremia
Strategies for Fluid Management in Exercise
Summary
Hormones and Fuel Use in Exercise
Hormonal Mediation of Energy Balance
Hormones in Fuel Mobilization and Utilization During Aerobic Exercise
Hormones in Fuel Mobilization and Utilization During Anaerobic Exercise or RE
Summary
Hormonal Control of Energy Expenditure and Intake
Energy-Regulating Mechanism
Descriptors and Controls of Feeding Behavior
Role of Physical Activity in the Regulation of Body Mass
Regulation of Body Mass Through Homeostatic Versus Nonhomeostatic Controls
Body Mass Regulatory Mechanism Versus Obesity and Weight Loss
Summary
Exercise and Reproductive Hormones
Development of Phenotypic Sexual Dimorphism
Effects of Exercise on Sex Hormone Secretion
Effects of Sex Hormones on Physical Performance
Summary
Hormonal Mediation in Training Adaptations
Systemic Hormones in Adaptations to Endurance Training
Role of Systemic Anabolic Hormones in Adaptations to Resistance Training
Nutritional Modulation of Hormonal Adaptations to Exercise Training
Summary
Exercise and Endocrine Rhythms
Basics of Biological Rhythm Physiology and Terminology
Synchronization of Circadian Rhythms by the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Control of Biological Rhythms by the Food-Entrainable Oscillator
Control of Ultradian Rhythms
Control of Biological Rhythms by Exercise
Summary
Measuring Hormones
Measuring Hormone Concentration
Measuring Biological Actions of Hormones
Measuring Hormone Synthesis and Site of Production
Measuring the Rate of Hormone Secretion
Summary
References
Index
About the Author