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Metabolic and endocrine physiology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Engelking, Larry R. (Larry Rex)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson, Wyo. : Teton NewMedia, [2006]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Quick look series in veterinary medicine.
Subjects:
Veterinary endocrinology.
Endocrine glands > Diseases.
Metabolism > Disorders.
Veterinary Medicine.
Endocrine Glands > physiology.
Metabolism.
Animals > physiology.
Animals > metabolism.
Diabetes Mellitus > veterinary.
Table of Contents:
  • Endocrine system
  • Endocrine secretory control
  • Mechanisms of catecholamine and polypeptide hormone action
  • Mechanisms of steroid and thyroid hormone action
  • The hypothalamus and pituitary
  • Proopiomelanocortin and related peptides
  • Growth hormone
  • Gonadotropins
  • Estrous cycles
  • Pineal gland
  • Placental hormones
  • Fetal endocrine system
  • Maternal endocrine system
  • Maternal organ systems
  • Mammary glands
  • Prolactin
  • Oxytocin
  • Neonatal physiology
  • Antidiuretic hormone
  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Calcium homeostasis
  • Magnesium and phosphate
  • Parathormone, calcitonin, and vitamin D
  • Disorders of calcium homeostasis
  • Mineral imbalances
  • ACTH and glucocorticoids
  • Cushing's-like syndrome and disease
  • Mineralocorticoids
  • Renin-angiotensis system
  • Addison's-like disease
  • Erythropoietin
  • Natriuretic peptide
  • Adrenal medulla
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Phasic response to trauma
  • Thyroid
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Endocrine pancreas
  • Insulin
  • Glucagon
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Acute insulin withdrawal
  • Gastrointestinal hormones
  • APUDomas