Integrated endocrinology /

• Main Author: Laycock, John F.
• Other Authors: Meeran, Karim
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: Endocrine Glands.; Endocrine System Diseases.; Hormones.; Endocrinology.; MEDICAL > Endocrinology & Metabolism.; Electronic books.

This innovative textbook provides a readable, contemporary and fully integrated introduction to endocrine glands, their hormones and how their function relates to homeostasis. It explores the pathology of endocrine disease by relating the underpinning science through a wealth of clinical scenarios a...

Table of Contents:

• The molecular basis of hormones
• The hypothalamus and the concept of neurosecretion
• The pituitary gland (1) : the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis)
• The pituitary gland (2) : the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis)
• Diseases of the pituitary gland
• The gonads (1) : testes
• The gonads (2): ovaries
• The endocrine control of puberty
• The hormones of pregnancy, parturition and lactation
• The adrenal glands (1) : adrenal cortex
• The adrenal glands (2) : adrenal medulla
• The endocrine control of salt and water balance
• The thyroid gland and its iodothyronine hormones
• The islets of Langerhans and their hormones
• Diabetes mellitus
• The gut/brain axis
• Hormones, endocrine tumours, and the gut
• The parathyroids, the endocrine kidney, and calcium regulation
• The genetics of endocrine tumours
• Future prospects.