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The endocrine system : basic science and clinical conditions /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hinson, Joy
Other Authors: Raven, Peter, Chew, Shern L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, [2010]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Systems of the body.
Subjects:
Endocrine glands > Textbooks.
Endocrine glands > Diseases > Textbooks.
Endocrinology > Textbooks.
Endocrine System > physiology.
Endocrine System Diseases.
Hormones.
Table of Contents:
  • Receptors and hormone action
  • The hypothalamus and pituitary part I : the hypothalamus and posterior pituitary
  • The hypothalamus and pituitary part II : the anterior pituitary
  • The adrenal glands part I : the adrenal medulla
  • The adrenal glands part II : the adrenal cortex
  • 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 : development and fertility
  • Insulin and the regulation of plasma glucose
  • Hormonal regulation of plasma calcium and calcium metabolism
  • Miscellaneous hormones.