| Description |
x, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Organization of the Endocrine System / Sergio R. Ojeda and James E. Griffin -- 2. Genes and Hormones / Perrin C. White -- 3. Mechanisms of Hormone Action / Carole R. Mendelson -- 4. Cytokines and Immune-Endocrine Interactions / M. Linette Casey -- 5. Assessment of Endocrine Function / James E. Griffin -- 6. The Anterior Pituitary and Hypothalamus / Sergio R. Ojeda and Samuel M. McCann -- 7. The Posterior Pituitary and Water Metabolism / Willis K. Samson -- 8. Sexual Differentiation / Keith L. Parker -- 9. Female Reproductive Function / Sergio R. Objeda -- 10. Male Reproductive Function / James E. Griffin -- 11. Fertilization, Implantation, and Endocrinology of a Pregnancy / Bruce R. Carr -- 12. Growth Regulation / Pinchas Cohen and Ron G. Rosenfeld -- 13. The Thyroid / James E. Griffin -- 14. The Adrenal Glands / Norman M. Kaplan -- 15. Calcium Homeostasis / Neil A. Breslau -- 16. Glucose, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism / Daniel W. Foster and J. Denis McGarry |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1996 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Endocrine glands -- Physiology.
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Endocrinology.
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| Author |
Griffin, James E. (James Emmett), 1944-
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Ojeda, Sergio R.
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| LC no. |
99057918 |
| ISBN |
0195135415 paperback alkaline paper |
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0195135407 |
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