Textbook of Endocrine Physiology

by Griffin, James E.; Ojeda, Sergio R.

• ISBN13: 9780195075618
• ISBN10: 0195075617
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-06-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Written primarily for medical students, but also of use to graduates and undergraduates, this textbook provides thorough, balanced, and well-illustrated coverage of endocrine physiology. The scope is broad, ranging from molecular mechanisms of hormone action to the clinical assessment of endocrine function. Yet the book maintains a clear focus on basic endocrine functions, using clinical examples to throw light on normal physiology and its regulation. It was developed from a course given at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, which has a strong tradition in endocrinology. The second edition has been thoroughly updated, and the discussion of neuroendocrinology has been reworked. There is new material on a diversity of topics, including neuroendocrine and immune system relationships, adrenergic receptors and their interaction with G proteins, signal transduction by the tyrosine kinase family of cell surface receptors, immunometric assays, clinical evaluation of anterior pituitary hormone levels, functions of activin, hypercalcemia of pregnancy, molecular mechanisms of adrenal steroid action, 1-84 PTH, calcitonin, and the regulation of bone remodelling.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Organization of the Endocrine System	p. 1
Genes and Hormones	p. 17
Mechanisms of Hormone Action	p. 49
Immune-Endocrine Interactions	p. 89
Assessment of Endocrine Function	p. 101
The Anterior Pituitary and Hypothalamus	p. 120
The Posterior Pituitary and Water Metabolism	p. 147
Sexual Differentiation	p. 167
Female Reproductive Function	p. 186
Male Reproductive Function	p. 226
Fertilization, Implantation, and Endocrinology of Pregnancy	p. 249
Growth Regulation	p. 274
The Thyroid	p. 294
The Adrenal Glands	p. 319
Calcium Homeostasis	p. 349
Glucose, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism	p. 377
Index	p. 407
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