Endocrinology

Call Number - 599.0142 HAD 1996

Edition - 4th ed

Physical Description: xxi, 518 pages illustration 26 cm

Notes - includes Index.

This fourth edition of the most widely used college text of Endocrinology has been extensively revised to provide the most up-to-date information available in the field of Endocrine Physiology. The book presents in-depth discussions of the vertebrate hormones provided in the following logical and meaningful manner: introduction (historical perspective), biosynthesis, chemistry, circulation and metabolism, physiological roles, control of secretion, mechanisms of action, pathophysiology, and comparative endocrinology. Many new figures have been provided that help convey concepts to the reader in a most informative manner.