Vertebrate Endocrinology

3rd ed.
ISBN: 978-0-12-521670-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 634 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 254 mm

This comprehensive and thoroughly updated text surveys comparative vertebrate endocrinology. Intended for an upper division undergraduate class in endocrinology, this useful reference will also prove invaluable to faculty, researchers, and graduate students who require up-to-date information on a myriad of endocrine systems. This Third Edition focuses more attention on mammalian systems, neuroendocrinology, and molecular endocrinology. The text has been extensively reviewed by faculty who teach endocrinology and should establish a new teaching standard for comparative vertebrate endocrinology.

Key - Thoroughly revised and updated
- Comprehensive coverage of comparative endocrinology
- Well illustrated with numerous drawings, graphs, and photomicrographs

Autoren/Hrsg.

Norris, David O.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An Overview of Chemical Regulation.
The Molecular Basis for Chemical Regulation.
Approaches to Endocrine Research. Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamo-Hypophysial Axis.
Comparative Aspects of the Hypothalamo-Hypophysial System in Nonmammalian Vertebrates.
Neurohormones of the Pars Nervosa and the Epithalamus.
The Hypothalamo-Hypophysial-Thyroid Axis of Mammals.
Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Thyroids.
The Mammalian Adrenal Glands: Cortical and Chromaffin Cells.
Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Adrenals.
The Endocrinology of Mammalian Reproduction.
Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Reproduction.
Regulators of the Gastrointestinal Tract.
Chemical Regulators of Metabolism.
Regulation of Calcium and PhosphateHomeostasis.
Chapter Summaries.
Suggested Readings.
Subject Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Norris has done research in environmental endocrinology and neuroendocrinology for more than 40 years, investigating the role of natural (e.g., photoperiod, temperature) and anthropogenic environmental factors (metals, pesticides, estrogens, industrial pollutants) on thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive endocrinology in regards to development, sexual maturation, seasonal reproduction, and aging. Most of his research has involved fishes and amphibians.