Hormones: Evolutionary and Functional Role
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 837
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Dear Colleagues,
Recent research on hormones focuses on the control of biosynthesis in endocrine tissue, on the receptor genes expression by which they act within their target tissues, and on their evolutionary and functional relationships. Mechanisms of hormone action embrace not only the fundamental aspects of molecular biology, including the role of receptors, protein, and RNA synthesis, and events at the chromosomal level, but also the control of sexual development, brain organization, sexual behavior, endocrine disruption, and the protective effects on non-reproductive systems, such as the immune, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems, bone structure, and metabolism. Notable recent achievements regard brain endocrinology and the application of recently acquired knowledge on the mode of hormone action, with significant inroads into the problems of metabolism, cancer, and autoimmune disease in endocrine tissue, as well as in several other tissues not traditionally considered to be ‘targets’. Understanding the role and cross-talk of hormones is the fundamental answer to basic questions of reproduction, one-health conservation, and sustainability. We invite the submission of original research articles and reviews focused on the evolutionary and functional role of hormones and/or on molecules related to them.
Dr. Giulia Guerriero
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hormone action
- brain organization
- sexual behavior
- endocrine tissue
- receptor neuroexpression
- endocrine control
- endocrine disruption
- climate change and reproduction
- hormones and evolution
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