The Endocrine System

Subtitle:: Systems of the Body Series
Author:: Joy Hinson; Peter H. Raven
Format:: Softcover

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An integrated textbook on the endocrine system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, together with enough clinical material for the first two years of the course.

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Publisher:: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN:: 9780443062377
Publication date:: August 2007
Length:: 275mm
Width:: 220mm
Thickness:: 8mm
Weight:: 562g
Pages:: 168
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Readership:: Academic

Introduction. The hypothalamus and pituitary part I: the hypothalamus and posterior pituitary. The hypothalamus and pituitary part II: the anterior pituitary. The adrenal glands. The thyroid gland. Hormonal control of reproduction part I: male reproductive system. Hormonal control of reproduction part II: female reproductive system. Hormonal control of reproduction part III: sex hormones during development. Insulin and the regulation of plasma glucose. Hormonal regulation of plasma calcium and calcium metabolism. Miscellaneous hormones.