Vertebrate Endocrinology
By- David Norris, Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
- David Norris, Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
One of the only books to discuss all vertebrates, the fourth edition of Vertebrate Endocrinology has been completely reorganized and updated to explore the intricate mechanisms that control human physiology and behavior as well as that of other vertebrate animals. Perfect for students in endocrinology, zoology, biology and physiology, it allows readers to gain both an understanding of the intricate relationships among all of the body systems and their regulation by hormones and other bioregulators, but also a sense of their development through evolutionary time as well as the roles of hormones at different stages of an animals life cycle. Chapters have been reorganized to more closely follow traditional classroom presentation and extensive suggested readings are included at the end of each chapter allowing the reader to obtain further information as well as connect concepts to the literature on which the book is based. For the first time, this edition features four-color illustrations as well as an ancillary web site with additional materials for instructors.
Audience
Students, faculty and researchers and in endocrinology, zoology, biology and physiology
Hardbound, 560 Pages
Published: November 2006
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-088768-2
Reviews
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Praise for the Third Edition: "...a good text for comparative endocrinology classes or classes composed of students from a wide variety of disciplines...this book is well written and organized. Concepts are explained in a manner that should be easily understandable to beginning endocrinology students." -TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM "...constitutes a major and unique contribution to this area ... contains a wealth of factual information ... [and] admirably succeeds in stimulating the scientific curiosity of readers and in conveying a sense of fascination for the intricate mechanisms and importance of endocrinology." -GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
Contents
- Chapter 1.An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in VertebratesChapter 2.Methods to Study BioregulationChapter 3.Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of BioregulatorsChapter 4.Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus-Pituitary AxesChapter 5.The Hypothalamus-Pituitary System in Non-mammalian VertebratesChapter 6.The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid (HPT) Axis of MammalsChapter 7.The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Non-mammalian Vertebrates Chapter 8.The Mammalian Adrenal Glands: Cortical and Chromaffin CellsChapter 9.Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate AdrenalsChapter 10.The Endocrinology of Mammalian ReproductionChapter 11.Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate ReproductionChapter 12.Chemical Regulation of Feeding, Digestion and MetabolismChapter 13.Comparative Aspects of Feeding, Digestion, and MetabolismChapter 14. Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis
