Ebook: Estrogens, Progestins, and Their Antagonists: Functions and Mechanisms of Action

I: Estrogen and Progestin Physiological Function.- 1. Pituitary and Brain Actions of Estrogen and Progesterone in the Regulation of Primate Prolactin Secretion.- 2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae As a Model System to Study Steroid Hormone Receptors.- 3. Physiological Findings from Transgenic Mouse Models with Altered Levels of Estrogen Receptor Expression.- II: Molecular Biology of Steroid Receptors and Gene Expression.- 4. New Models and Insights in Steroid Hormone Action.- 5. A Role for Progesterone in Multidrug Resistance.- 6. Dominant Negative Activity by Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors.- 7. Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Human Endometrial Cancer.- III: Factors Enhancing Receptor Function.- 8. Facilitated Binding of Steroid Hormone Receptors to Target DNA by the Chromatin High-Mobility Group Protein-1: Protein Manipulation of DNA Structure.- 9. Use of FK506 and Its Analogs in Studying Progesterone Signaling.- Keyword Index.