Hormones, Volume 142, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Estrogen receptor binding mechanism with agonist and antagonist, Biomarker Identification of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from Gene Expression Profiles Considering without-treatment and with-treatment Studies – A Bioinformatics approach, Exploring the Role of Estrogen and Progestins in Breast Cancer: A Genomic Approach to Diagnosis, Structural insights on ER-alpha, ER-Beta, progesterone and their drug-targets interactions in Breast cancer, The predictive ability of myokines in patients with chronic heart failure, and much more.Other chapters cover Endogenous and artificial regulators of pituitary glycoprotein hormone receptors, Insight into vitamin D3 action within the ovary - basic and clinical aspects, Hormonal basis of seasonal changes in metabolism, Viral mimicry and endocrine system: Divulging the importance in host-microbiome crosstalk, Recombinant hormones as biopharmaceuticals: past, present and future, Thyroid hormone biosynthesis and its role in brain development and maintenance, and much more. - Highlights new advances in the field of hormones and hormone research - Covers topics such as the Estrogen receptor binding mechanism with agonist and antagonist and Biomarker Identification of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from Gene Expression Profiles Considering without-treatment and with-treatment Studies - Serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and students alike