Textbook of Endocrine Physiology

Textbook of Endocrine Physiology
ISBN-10
0199774250
ISBN-13
9780199774258
Category
Medical
Pages
445
Language
English
Published
2004-04-08
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Authors
Professor of Internal Medicine James E. Griffin M.D. Diana and Richard C. Strauss Professor of Biomedical Research, and Chief of Clinical Endocrinology in the Department of Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Division of Neuroscience Oregon Regional Primate Research Center/Oregon Health Sciences University Sergio R. Ojeda M.D. Head

Description

This widely used text provides a thoroughly updated account of current knowledge in the endocrine sciences. Each chapter is structured to cover both established concepts and recent developments. The chapters are not only written at a consistent level and well integrated with one another, but they also blend basic science with essential elements of clinical knowledge in order to give students an appreciation of the consequences of deranged endocrine function. The Fifth Edition features completely new versions of the chapters on "Cytokines and Immune-Endocrine Interactions," "The Adrenal Glands," and "Calcium Homeostasis." Many of the illustrations throughout the book are new or have been significantly revised to complement the text. Fresh examples have also been included so that each chapter continues to show clearly the clinical consequences of deranged endocrine function. Much new scientific information has been added on such topics as the nongenomic actions of steroid hormones, relaxin receptors, inhibin B, steroid regulating element-binding proteins, IGF-binding proteins, transcriptional regulation of the developing adipocyte, and the regulation of food intake and body weight.

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