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Neuroendocrinology: a short historical review
Author(s) -
Guillemin Roger
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05936.x
Subject(s) - neuroendocrinology , neuroscience , hypothalamus , pituitary gland , control (management) , hormone , action (physics) , physiology , psychology , biology , medicine , endocrinology , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
A short historical review from the early days of neuroendocrinology is presented recognizing hormones secreted by the pituitary gland; control of its functions by nuclei of the hypothalamus through the release of unknown substances in special capillary vessels; characterization of these releasing factors as peptides; studies of their mode of action; their use in clinical medicine; new and still ongoing demonstration of their ubiquity though not random in the brain and peripheral organs; and recent implications in control of behavior in animals and humans.