| Description |
1 online resource (430 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Hormones, Third Edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Steroid Hormones: Chemistry, Biosynthesis, and Metabolism; 3. The Hypothalamus and Anterior Pituitary; 4. Posterior Pituitary Hormones; 5. Thyroid Hormones; 6. Pancreatic Hormones: Insulin and Glucagon; 7. Gastrointestinal Hormones; 8. Eicosanoids; 9. Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin & Fibroblast Growth Factor-23; 10. Adrenal Corticoids; 11. Hormones of the Adrenal Medulla; 12. Androgens; 13. Estrogens and Progestins; 14. Hormones of Pregnancy, Parturition and Lactation; 15. Hormones Related to the Kidney and Cardiovascular System; 16. The Pineal Gland; 17. Growth Factors |
| Summary |
The 3rd edition of Hormones offers a comprehensive treatment of the hormones of humans all viewed from the context of current theories of their action in the framework of our current understanding their physiological actions as well as their molecular structures, and those of their receptors. This new edition of Hormones is intended to be used by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the biological sciences. It will also provide useful background information for first year medical students as they engage in studies which are increasingly problem-based rather than discipline-focuse |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 16, 2014) |
| Subject |
Hormones.
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Hormones
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hormone.
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Hormones
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dean, Marie C., cover designer
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Henry, Helen L., author
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| ISBN |
9780080919065 |
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0080919065 |
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