Ch. I Anatomy of the Human Hypothalamus / Bertalan Dudas -- ch. II Specialized Features of the Arcuate Nucleus of the Hypothalamus / Eva K. Polston -- ch. III Morphology and Distribution of Hypothalamic Peptidergic Systems / Istvan Merchenthaler -- ch. IV Oxytocin and Vasopressin in the Human Hypothalamus: Function and Relationship to Steroid-Binding Globulins / Gustav F. Jirikowski -- ch. V Catecholamines in the Human Hypothalamus / Istvan Merchenthaler -- ch. VI Regulation of Gonadal Functions in the Human Hypothalamus: Inputs of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)-System / Istvan Merchenthaler -- ch. VII Hypothalamic Regulation of Growth / Istvan Merchenthaler -- ch. VIII Essential Hypertension as a Hypothalamic Disease / Dick F. Swaab -- ch. IX Hypothalamic Control of Appetite and Energy Metabolism / Zane B. Andrews -- ch. X Hypothalamus and Circadian Rhythms / Michel A. Hofman
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