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Vertebrate Endocrinology
4th Edition
Authors:
David Norris
David Norris
eBook ISBN: 9780080466392
Imprint: Academic Press
Published Date: 27th November 2006
Page Count: 560
Description
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 animal’s 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.
Key Features
- Provides a complete overview of the endocrine system of vertebrates by first emphasizing the mammalian system as the basis of most terminology and understanding of endocrine mechanisms and then applies that to non-mammals
- Introduces the reader to suitable concepts and explanation of jargon so that the reader will be able to delve directly into the primary literature on any endocrine-related topic with a background that will aid in their interpretation of new information
- Revised and updated chapter on The Molecular Bases for Chemical Regulation that now includes more evolutionary data
- Includes information on endocrine disrupting chemicals and their implications on the health of wildlife and humans
Readership
Students, faculty and researchers and in endocrinology, zoology, biology and physiology
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in Vertebrates
Chapter 2. Methods to Study Bioregulation
Chapter 3. Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of Bioregulators
Chapter 4. Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axes
Chapter 5. The Hypothalamus-Pituitary System in Non-mammalian Vertebrates
Chapter 6. The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Mammals
Chapter 7. The Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Non-mammalian Vertebrates
Chapter 8. The Mammalian Adrenal Glands: Cortical and Chromaffin Cells
Chapter 9. Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Adrenals
Chapter 10. The Endocrinology of Mammalian Reproduction
Chapter 11. Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Reproduction
Chapter 12. Chemical Regulation of Feeding, Digestion and Metabolism
Chapter 13. Comparative Aspects of Feeding, Digestion, and Metabolism
Chapter 14. Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis
Details
- No. of pages:
- 560
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Academic Press 2007
- Published:
- 27th November 2006
- Imprint:
- Academic Press
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780080466392
About the Author
David Norris
Dr. David Norris has done research in environmental endocrinology and neuroendocrinology for more than 50 years. Dr. Norris is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado. He received his bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and his Ph.D. in 1966 from the University of Washington. Dr. Norris has worked in the area of forensic botany with Dr. Jane H. Bock, since 1982, primarily on developing the use of plant cells in the gastrointestinal tract to aid in homicide investigations. Dr. Norris and Dr. Bock have been involved in investigations in numerous states as well as throughout the State of Colorado. Dr. Norris has been certified as an expert witness in this area for the State of Colorado. With Dr. Bock, Dr. Norris also has consulted on other botanical evidence for criminal investigations. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in 2014.
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
David Norris
Dr. David Norris has done research in environmental endocrinology and neuroendocrinology for more than 50 years. Dr. Norris is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado. He received his bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and his Ph.D. in 1966 from the University of Washington. Dr. Norris has worked in the area of forensic botany with Dr. Jane H. Bock, since 1982, primarily on developing the use of plant cells in the gastrointestinal tract to aid in homicide investigations. Dr. Norris and Dr. Bock have been involved in investigations in numerous states as well as throughout the State of Colorado. Dr. Norris has been certified as an expert witness in this area for the State of Colorado. With Dr. Bock, Dr. Norris also has consulted on other botanical evidence for criminal investigations. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in 2014.
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Reviews
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
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