The timing of metamorphosis is a central amphibian life history trait and is controlled by the interplay of developmental progression, body size and condition, and environmental signals. These different processes and signals are integrated by the neuroendocrine system to regulate production of hormones by the thyroid gland. Thyroid hormone (TH) is the primary morphogen controlling metamorphosis...

Many common problems encountered in the ageing patient can be related to neuroendocrine phenomena. These include Alzheimer's disease, dementia and cognitive dysfunction, depression, Parkinson's disease, hyponatraemia and the postmenopausal increase in both vascular risk and osteoporosis. This review concentrates on the hypothalamic neuroendocrine system, including the dopaminergic, noradrenergi...

Mathematical models are commonly used in neuroscience, both as tools for integrating data and as devices for designing new experiments that test model predictions. The wide range of relevant spatial and temporal scales in the neuroendocrine system makes neuroendocrinology a branch of neuroscience with great potential for modeling. This article provides an overview of concepts that are useful fo...

quality for a diverse collection of authors, and many of these authors are well known for their contributions to the body of AIDS research. Despite this book's high quality, it is an unusually expensive product aimed at a relatively narrow audience. A scientist who is not involved in AIDS issues would be better served by a more general and comprehensive reference. Conversely, any one particular...

Exposure to chronic stress is a reliable predictor of depressive disorders, and social stress is a common ethologically relevant stressor in both animals and humans. However, many animal models of depression were developed in males and are not applicable or effective in studies of postpartum females. Recent studies have reported significant effects of chronic social stress during lactation, an ...

1 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA, 2 Department of Affective Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, 3 Department of Affective Psychology, Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, 4 Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hung...