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The endocrine system : basic science and clinical conditions / Joy Hinson, Peter Raven, Shern Chew ; illustrations by Robert Britton.
Holman Biotech Commons QP187 .H56 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hinson, Joy.
- Series:
- Systems of the body
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Endocrine glands--Textbooks.
- Endocrine glands.
- Endocrine glands--Diseases--Textbooks.
- Endocrinology--Textbooks.
- Endocrinology.
- Endocrine System--physiology.
- Endocrine System Diseases.
- Hormones.
- Endocrine glands--Diseases.
- Medical Subjects:
- Endocrine System--physiology.
- Endocrine System Diseases.
- Hormones.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 185 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, [2010]
- Summary:
- This is an integrated textbook on the endocrine system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course. One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series. Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses. The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course. There is a linked website providing self-assessment material ideal for examination preparation.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780702033728
- 0702033723
- OCLC:
- 427608821
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