Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport Second Edition /

Understanding the influence and interaction between physical activity and the endocrine system are of paramount importance in dealing with a multitude of health problems. In�Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport, renowned physicians and researchers provide a comprehensive and expanded update...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Constantini, Naama. (Editor), Hackney, Anthony C. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2013.
Edition:2nd ed. 2013.
Series:Contemporary Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-314-5
Table of Contents:
  • Methodological Considerations in Exercise Endocrinology
  • Exercise and Endogenous Opiates
  • The Effect of Exercise on the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
  • Impact of Chronic Training on Pituitary Hormone Secretion in the Human.-Exercise and the GH-IGF-I axis
  • Exercise and Thyroid Function
  • The Male Reproductive System, Exercise and Training: Endocrine Adaptations
  • Exercise and the Hypothalamus. Ovulatory Adaptations
  • Adrenergic Regulation of Energy Metabolism.-�Energy Balance and Weight Control (male and female): Considerations.-Exercise Training in the Normal Female: Effects of Low Energy
  • Availability on Reproductive Function.-Ghrelin Responses to Acute Exercise and Training
  • Hormonal Regulation of Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis During Exercise
  • Hormonal Regulations of the Effects of Exercise on Bone. Positive and�Negative Effects
  • Interrelations Between Acute and Chronic Exercise Stress and the�Immune and Endocrine Systems
  • Effect of Female Reproductive Hormones on Sports Performance
  • Exercise and Pregnancy: Hormonal Considerations
  • Vitamin D and Exercise Performance
  • The effects of altitude on the hormonal response to physical exercise
  • An Introduction to Circadian Endocrine Physiology�- Implications for�Exercise and Sports Performance
  • Physical Activity and Mood. The Endocrine Connection
  • Endocrine Responses to Acute and Chronic Exercise in the Developing Child.-�Exercise in Older Adults: The Effect of Age on Exercise Endocrinology
  • Oncology Patients and Aerobic Exercise: Immune System, Endocrine System, and Soluble Factor Responses
  • Diabetes and Exercise
  • Extreme Sports and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: An oxymoron or a growing reality?- The Endocrine System in Overtraining
  • Hormones as Performance Enhancing Agents.