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Hormones /

The newly revised and updated Hormones, Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of human hormones, viewed in light of modern theories of hormone action and in the context of current understanding of subcellular and cellular architecture and classical organ physiology. Each chapter presents...

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Main Authors: Norman, A. W. Anthony W., 1938
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Litwack, Gerald
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: 1997.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Hormones
Endocrine System Diseases
Endocrine System
DRAMA > American
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780125214414
Summary: The newly revised and updated Hormones, Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of human hormones, viewed in light of modern theories of hormone action and in the context of current understanding of subcellular and cellular architecture and classical organ physiology. Each chapter presents a physiological description of the hormone system under consideration, followed by a listing of the mode-of-action of the hormone. This book includes significant advances in the molecular biology of receptors, hormones, and studies of hormone action that have transpired over the past five years.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xix, 558 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780125214414
0125214413
9780080534138
0080534139
Index Number: QP571
CLC: Q57
Contents: General Considerations of Hormones. -- Steroid Hormones: Chemistry, Biosynthesis, and Metabolism. -- Hypothalamic Releasing Hormones. -- Posterior Pituitary Hormones. -- Anterior Pituitary Hormones. -- Thyroid Hormones. -- Pancreatic Hormones: Insulin and Glucagon. -- Gastrointestinal Hormones. -- Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin. -- Adrenal Corticoids. -- Hormones of the Adrenal Medulla. -- Androgens. -- Estrogens and Progestins. -- Hormones of Pregnancy and Lactation. -- Hormones Related to the Kidney and Cardiovascular System. -- Prostaglandins. -- T

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