The endocrine system
By: Stephanie Watson, and Kelli Miller
Contributors: Miller, Kelli
Series: Human body systems (Westport, Conn.); Human body systems (Westport, Conn.)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780313062575
Subjects: Endocrine glands
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-206) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006. Available via the World Wide Web. Access is limited to subscribers of ebooks.greenwood.com.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals of the endocrine system: hormones and their actions; title: Endocrine glands: anatomy and function; title: The hypothalamus and pituitary gland; title: The thyroid and parathyroid glands; title: The adrenal glands and endocrine pancreas; title: Endocrine functions of the sex glands; title: Endocrine system development; title: History of discovery; title: The future; title: Diseases of the pituitary gland; title: Diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands; title: Diseases of the adrenal gland; title: Diseases of the endocrine pancreas.