Hormones
Subtitle: injury, illness, and health
By: Steve Parker
Edition: Rev. and updated.
Series: Body focus; Body focus
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780431157566; 9780431157702; 9781432934194
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Hormones
Description: Provides an introduction to the endocrine system, focusing on the human body's major hormones, the organs affected by them, and various illnesses that can occur.
Notes: Previous edition: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: The hormonal system; title: What is a hormone?; title: Hormones and feedback; title: Hormones and health; title: Main hormonal gland; title: Anterior pituitary; title: Posterior pituitary and ADH; title: Pituitary problems; title: Thyroid hormones; title: Parathyroids; title: Thyroid disorders; title: The thymus; title: Hormones of the pancreas; title: Problems of the pancreas; title: Adrenal glands; title: Adrenal cortex; title: Adrenal medulla; title: Hormones and stress; title: Adrenal problems; title: Other hormones; title: What can go wrong with my hormones.