"This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an in…
"The textbook aims to be valued by different groups of reader. Its core purpose is still to provide a foundation from understanding the science to clinical training in undergraduate medicine. In addition, the content here should also be invaluable for postgraduate clinicians tra…
by Holt, Richard I. G., Hanley, Neil A.
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Overview of endocrinology -- Basic cell biology and hormone synthesis -- Molecular basis of hormone action -- Investigations in endocrinology and diabetes -- Hypothalamus and pituitary gland -- Adrenal gland -- Reproductive endocrinology -- Thyroid gland -- Calcium and metabolic…
"The textbook aims to be valued by different groups of reader. Its core purpose is still to provide a foundation from understanding the science to clinical training in undergraduate medicine. In addition, the content here should also be invaluable for postgraduate clinicians tra…
Every organ and system in the body is affected by physical activity and exercise, not least among them the endocrine system. In Sports Endocrinology, leading physicians and researchers in sports medicine comprehensively review what is known about how physical activity effects th…
During the past thirty years, great progress has been made in defining the roles of steroid, peptide, and polypeptide hormones in the processes of lung morphogenesis, differentiation of specialized cell types, and surfactant synthesis. In Endocrinology of the Lung, Carole Mendel…
Mammalian Neuroendocrinology presents a concise examination of how the nervous and endocrine systems interact to regulate physiological processes. Selected experimental results are presented to illustrate the current understanding of neuroendocrine processes. Neural influences a…
