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Vertebrate endocrinology /

Vertebrate Endocrinology represents more than just a treatment of the endocrine system-it integrates hormones with other chemical bioregulatory agents not classically included with the endocrine system. It provides a complete overview of the endocrine system of vertebrates by first emphasizing the m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Norris, David O. (Autor), Carr, James A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, Elsevier, 2013.
Edición:Fifth edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An overview of chemical bioregulation in vertebrates
  • Methods to study bioregulation
  • Synthesis, metabolism, and actions of bioregulators
  • Organization of the mammalian hypothalamus-pituitary axes
  • The hypothalamus-pituitary system in non-mammalian vertebrates
  • The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis of mammals
  • The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis of non-mammalian vertebrates
  • The mammalian adrenal glands : cortical and chromaffin cells
  • Comparative aspects of vertebrate adrenals
  • The endocrinology of mammalian reproduction
  • Comparative aspects of vertebrate reproduction
  • Chemical regulation of feeding, digestion and metabolism
  • Comparative aspects of feeding, digestion, and metabolism
  • Regulation of calcium and phospahte homeostasis in vertebrates.