Peptides and Non Peptides of Oncologic and Neuroendocrine Relevance: From Basic to Clinical Research [Hardcover]

LHRH/Somatostatin.- Chapter1 Twenty-five Years of Endocrine Oncology with Analogs of Hypothalamic Peptides: an Overview.- Chapter2 Analogs of Luteinizing Hormone-releasing Hormone in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Chapter3 Luteinizing Hormone-releasing Hormone Antagonists in Gynecology.- Chapter4 Physiology and Pharmacology of Somatostatin and Its Receptors.- Chapter5 Investigation of LHRH Receptor Involvement in Melanoma Growth and Progression.- Somatostatin/GHRH/GH.- Chapter6 Cortistatin: Not Simply a Natural Somatostatin Analogue.- Chapter7 Antineoplastic and Antiangiogenic Actions of Somatostatin Analogs.- Chapter8 Somatostatin in Clinical Endocrinology.- Chapter9 Antagonists of Growth Hormone-releasing Hormone in Oncology.- Chapter10 GH Receptor Antagonists: Basic Knowledge and Clinical Perspectives.- Ghrelin and Ghrelin Mimetics (GHS).- Chapter11 Hypothalamic Circuits Responsive to Ghrelin: Regulation by Leptin and Insulin.- Chapter12 Physiological Function of Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors in the Cardiovascular System.- Chapter13 Endocrine and Extraendocrine Activity of Ghrelin and the GHS: Basic Research.- Chapter14 Endocrine and Nonendocrine Actions of Ghrelin and GHS: State of the Art in Clinical Research.- Hormonal Treatments for Endocrine-Dependent Tumors.- Chapter15 Hormonal Treatments of Endocrine-Dependent Tumors: Preclinical Aspects.- Chapter16 Hormonal Treatment of Endocrine-Dependent Tumors: Clinical Considerations.- Chapter17 Letrozole in the Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer.Describes a new approach to tumor therapy based on more selective, less cytotoxic endocrine derived compounds