The Endocrine System, 3rd Edition

by Joy P. Hinson, BSc, PhD, DSc, FHEA, Peter Raven, BSc PhD MBBS MRCP MRCPsych FHEA and Shern L. Chew, BSc, MD, FRCP

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ISBN: 9780702083273

Publication Date: 10-03-2022

Page Count: 196

Imprint: Elsevier

List Price: $49.99

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 2. RECEPTORS AND HORMONE ACTION 3. THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY PART I: THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND POSTERIOR PITUITARY 4. THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY PART II: THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY 5. THE ADRENAL GLANDS PART I: THE ADRENAL MEDULLA 6. THE ADRENAL GLANDS PART II: THE ADRENAL CORTEX 7. THE THYROID GLAND 8. HORMONAL CONTROL OF REPRODUCTION PART I: MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 9. HORMONAL CONTROL OF REPRODUCTION PART II: FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 10. HORMONAL CONTROL OF REPRODUCTION PART III: DEVELOPMENT AND FERTILITY 11. INSULIN AND THE REGULATION OF PLASMA GLUCOSE 12. HORMONAL REGULATION OF PLASMA CALCIUM AND CALCIUM METABOLISM 13. MISCELLANEOUS HORMONES
Authors

Joy P. Hinson, BSc, PhD, DSc, FHEA, Professor of Endocrine Science, Dean for Postgraduate Studies, Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, Peter Raven, BSc PhD MBBS MRCP MRCPsych FHEA, Faculty Tutor (Biomedical Sciences), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden & Islington Mental Health Trust, London, UK and Shern L. Chew, BSc, MD, FRCP, Professor of Endocrine Medicine, Consultant Physician, Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University, London, UK