Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Structural Differences Distinguishing Steroid Antagonists from Agonists / Duax, W.L. / Griffin, J.F. -- Antihormone Action of Steroids with Modified Ring Structure / Starka, L. / Hampl, R. / Kasal, A. -- Analysis of the Structure and Function of Steroid Receptors with the Aid of the Antihormone RU 38486 / Agarwal, M. K. / Lazar, G. -- Clinical Applications of the Glucocorticoid and Progestin Antagonist RU 486 / Nieman, L.K. / Loriaux, D.L. -- RU 38486 (Mifepristone) Reverses Progesterone- and Hydrocortisone- Mediated Inhibition of Prostanoid Synthesis in Cultured Myometrial, Vascular and Gut Tissue Explants / Jeremy, Jamie Y. / Dandona, Paresh -- Receptor Mediated Antiprogestin Action of RU 486 / Kalimi, Mohammed -- The Antiglucocorticoid Effects of Cortexolone and RU 38486 in the Human Leukemic Cell Line CEM-C7 / Schmidt, Thomas J. -- The Mineralocorticoid Receptor and the Activity of Aldosterone Antagonists / Wambach, G. -- The Antimineralocorticoid Action of Two Newly Developed Spirolactone Derivatives / Agarwal, M. K. / Kailimi, M. -- New Molecular Probes to Assess Estrogen and Antiestrogen Actions / Cormier, Ethel M. / Jordan, V. Craig -- Antioestrogens and Cancer / Nicholson, R.I. / Walker, K.J. / Davies, P. -- Antiestrogen Action in MCF-7 Cells / Ruh, T.S. / Ruh, M.F. / Singh, R.K. -- Design and Activity of Nonsteroid Antiandrogens / Ojasoo, T. / Raynaud, J.P. -- Cellular and Molecular Effects of Antiestrogens and Antiandrogens / Murty, C.V. Ramana / Roy, Arun K. -- Steroid Hormone Antagonists, Brain Receptor Systems and Behavior / Etgen, A.M. -- Antisteroid Action in Brain and Changes in Animal Behaviour / Fabre-Nys, C. / Adkins-Regan, E. -- Localization of Steroid Hormone Receptors in the Cells by Immunohistochemistry / Rajendran, K.G. / Parikh, I. -- Antiecdysteroids and Receptors / Spindler-Barth, M. / Spindler, K.-D. -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatterweiterlesen