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Liver Hydrophilic hormones .. .. .. .. .. .. . 380
Functions... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 306 Metabolism of peptide hormones . . . . . 382
Buffer function in organ metabolism . . 308 Mechanisms of action ... .. .. .. .. .. . 384
Carbohydrate metabolism ... .. .. .. . 310 Second messengers. . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 386
Lipid metabolism . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 312 Signal cascades. . . . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 388
Bile acids ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 314 Other signaling substances
Biotransformations . . . . . ... .. .. .. . 316 Eicosanoids . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 390
Cytochrome P450 systems ... .. .. .. . 318 Cytokines . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 392
Ethanol metabolism . .. .. ... .. .. .. . 320

Kidney Growth and development
Functions... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 322 Cell proliferation
Urine. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 324 Cell cycle . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 394
Functions in the acid–base balance. . . . 326 Apoptosis . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 396
Electrolyte and water recycling .. .. .. 328 Oncogenes . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 398
Renal hormones. . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. . 330 Tumors .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 400
Muscle Cytostatic drugs . . . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 402
Muscle contraction . .. .. ... .. .. .. . 332 Viruses. . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 404
Control of muscle contraction.. .. .. .. 334
Muscle metabolism I . . . . ... .. .. .. . 336 Metabolic charts.. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 406
Muscle metabolism II.. .. ... .. .. .. . 338 Calvin cycle . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 407
Carbohydrate metabolism.. .. .. .. .. . 408
Connective tissue Biosynthesis of fats and
Bone and teeth . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. . 340 membrane liquids . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 409
Calcium metabolism . . . . ... .. .. .. . 342 Synthesis of ketone bodies and steroids 410
Collagens... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 344 Degradation of fats and phospholipids . 411
Extracellular matrix . .. .. ... .. .. .. . 346 Biosynthesis of the essential
Brain and Sensory Organs amino acids . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 412
Signal transmission in the CNS .. .. .. . 348 Biosynthesis of the non-essential
Resting potential and action potential. . 350 amino acids . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 413
Neurotransmitters . . . . . . ... .. .. .. . 352 Amino acid degradation I . .. .. .. .. .. 414
Receptors for neurotransmitters.. .. .. 354 Amino acid degradation II.. .. .. .. .. . 415
Metabolism .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . 356 Ammonia metabolism... .. .. .. .. .. . 416
Sight . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 358 Biosynthesis of purine nucleotides . . . . 417
Biosynthesis of the pyrimidine nucleotides
Nutrition and C 1 metabolism .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 418
Nucleotide degradation. .. .. .. .. .. .. 419
Nutrients
Organic substances . .. .. ... .. .. .. . 360 Annotated enzyme list .. .. .. .. .. .. . 420
Minerals and trace elements .. .. .. .. 362 Abbreviations .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 431
Vitamins Quantities and units . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 433
Lipid-soluble vitamins . .. ... .. .. .. . 364
Water-soluble vitamins I . ... .. .. .. . 366 Further reading .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 434
Water-soluble vitamins II . ... .. .. .. . 368 Source credits.. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 435
Index .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 437
Hormones

Hormonal system
Basics .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 370 Key to color-coding:
Plasma levels and hormone hierarchy. . 372 see front and rear inside covers
Lipophilic hormones. . . . . ... .. .. .. . 374
Metabolism of steroid hormones . . . . . 376
Mechanism of action . . . . ... .. .. .. . 378

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