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Contents

Preface

The Transcriptome and the Hypothalamo-Neurohypophyseal System

Role of Sleep and Sleep Loss in Hormonal Release and Metabolism

Sexual Hormones and the Brain: An Essential Alliance for Sexual Identity and SexualOrientation

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonists: An Update

New Concepts on the Control of the Onset of Puberty

Roles of Kisspeptins in the Control of Hypothalamic-Gonadotropic Function: Focus on Sexual Differentiation and Puberty Onset

Role of the Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Axis in Neurogenesis

Sex Steroids, Growth Hormone, Leptin and the Pubertal Growth Spurt

Endocrine and Metabolic Actions of Ghrelin

Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Central Adrenal Insufficiency in Children

Central Nervous System-Acting Drugs Influencing Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function

Genetic Factors in the Development of Pituitary Adenomas

Diagnosis and Treatment of Cushing’s Disease in Children

Prolactinomas in Children and Adolescents

Pituitary Tumors: Advances in Neuroimaging

Resistin: Regulation of Food Intake, Glucose Homeostasis and Lipid Metabolism

Hypothalamic Obesity

Neuroendocrine Consequences of Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents

Author Index

Subject Index

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