Accession Number:

ADA090848

Title:

Hormones in Infection. Chapter 8. Alterations in Hormone Production and Utilization during Infection,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FREDERICK MD

Personal Author(s):

• Beisel,William R.

Report Date:

1980-08-28

Pagination or Media Count:

49.0

Abstract:

This chapter reviews the nature of hormonal responses during infectious illnesses. It describes the short-lived adrenocortical response, the biphasic thyroid response, the minimal catecholamine response in the absence of shock, the combined insulin-glucagon response and the variable responses by individual pituitary hormones. Concepts discussed include the severity and duration of infections, differences related to the kind of infection, and endocrine-associated complications of infection.

Descriptors:

• *HORMONES
• *INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• METABOLISM
• PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
• RESPONSE(BIOLOGY)
• CHEMOTHERAPY
• THYROID HORMONES
• ALDOSTERONE
• ADRENAL CORTEX
• ANDROGENS
• CORTISOL
• PITUITARY HORMONES
• PYROGENS

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE