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The heart of the brain : the hypothalamus and its hormones / Gareth Leng.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leng, G. (Gareth), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hypothalamus--Popular works.
- Hypothalamus.
- Hypothalamic hormones--Popular works.
- Hypothalamic hormones.
- Hypothalamus--physiology.
- Hypothalamic Hormones--physiology.
- Neurons--physiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hypothalamus--physiology.
- Hypothalamic Hormones--physiology.
- Neurons--physiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- Preface
- Prelude
- The European Brain
- The Classical Neuron
- Enlightenment
- Far from the Madding Crowd
- Pulsatile Secretion
- Dendritic Secretion and Priming
- The GnRH Neuron
- Kisspeptin
- The Bistable Neuron
- Vasopressin
- Numbers
- Whispered Secrets and Public Announcements
- Plasticity
- Rhythms
- Obesity
- The Empty Medicine Cabinet
- Appetite
- The Sweet Hormone
- The Hybrid Neuron
- Behavior
- The Evolved Brain
- Redundancy and Degeneracy
- The Tangled Web.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Electronic version: Leng, G. (Gareth). Heart of the brain.
- ISBN:
- 9780262346993 (electronic bk.)
- 0262346990 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99993069532
- 40028356706
- 99978270120
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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