TY  - BOOK
AU  - Laycock,John F.
AU  - Meeran,Karim
TI  - Integrated endocrinology
SN  - 9781118450642
AV  - RC64 
U1  - 616.4/8 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Endocrine Glands
KW  - Endocrine System Diseases
KW  - Hormones
KW  - Endocrinology
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Endocrinology & Metabolism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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 and examples. The book integrates basic and clinical aspects for a range of endocrine glands and their hormones and includes a number of specialist chapters that also address areas of intense research and clinical interest including the regulation of salt, appetite and endocrine-immune interactions
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118450642
ER  -