Essential integrative endocrinology
By: John Laycock and Karim Meeran
Contributors: Meeran, Karim
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780470688137; 9780470688120
Subjects: Endocrine Glands; Endocrine System Diseases; Hormones
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The molecular basis of hormones; title: The hypothalamus and the concept of neurosecretion; title: The pituitary gland (1) : the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis); title: The pituitary gland (2) : the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis); title: Diseases of the pituitary gland; title: The gonads (1) : testes; title: The gonads (2): ovaries; title: The endocrine control of puberty; title: The hormones of pregnancy, parturition and lactation; title: The adrenal glands (1) : adrenal cortex; title: The adrenal glands (2) : adrenal medulla; title: The endocrine control of salt and water balance; title: The thyroid gland and its iodothyronine hormones; title: The islets of Langerhans and their hormones; title: Diabetes mellitus; title: The gut/brain axis; title: Hormones, endocrine tumours, and the gut; title: The parathyroids, the endocrine kidney, and calcium regulation; title: The genetics of endocrine tumours; title: Future prospects.