Description
- Introduces the broad and interdisciplinary scope of endocrinology
- Provides clear chapter objectives, key concepts and summaries/synthesis for each chapter
- Includes a chapter devoted to endocrine-disrupting chemicals
- Describes the role played by the endocrine system on important health challenges such as obesity and diabetes.
- Integrates evolutionary and comparative approaches to hormones and health
Table of Contents
Foreword. Acknowledgments. Author Biography. List of Abbreviations. Introduction to Endocrinology. The Scope and Growth of Endocrinology. Fundamental Features of Endocrine Signaling. Evolution of Endocrine Signaling. Mechanisms of Hormone Action. Hormone Classes and Biosynthesis. Receptors. Receptor Binding Kinetics. Neuroendocrinology. Neurosecretion and Hypothalamic Control of the Pituitary. The Pituitary Gland and Its Hormones. Central Control of Biological Rhythms. Developmental Endocrinology. Thyroid Hormones. Development and. Insect Molting and Metamorphosis. Calcium/Phosphate Homeostasis, Skeletal Remodeling, and Growth. Stress, Blood Pressure, and Ion Balance. The Multifaceted Adrenal Gland. Adrenal Hormones and the Stress Response. Blood Pressure and Osmoregulation. Appetite, Digestion, and Metabolism. Digestion. Appetite. Energy Homeostasis. Metabolic Dysregulation and Disruption. Reproduction. Sexual Determination and Differentiation. Male Reproductive System. Female Reproductive System. The Timing of Puberty and Seasonal Reproduction. Pregnancy, Birth, and Lactation. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. EDCs: Assessing the Risk. Appendices: Endocrine-Related Nobel Prizes Awarded in the Last Century. Some Examples of Endocrine Breakthroughs Using Non- Mammalian Model Organisms. Classical and Modern Concepts in Endocrinology. Some Vertebrate and Arthropod Hormones and Their Characteristics. Some Diseases Associated with GPCR Dysfunction. Some Diseases Associated with Nuclear Receptor Dysfunction and Their Treatments. The 48 Known Members of the Human Nuclear Receptor Family Categorized According to Sequence Homology. Primary Enzymes of Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis. A Summary of Steps in Human Digestion. Failures in Contraceptive Function during the First Year of Use. Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Females and Males Associated with Puberty. Tanner Stages of Breast and Pubic Hair Development in Females. Tanner Stages of External Genitalia and Pubic Hair Development in Males. Classifications of Some Common Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. Glossary. Index.
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