Textbook of Endocrine Physiology
Textbook of Endocrine Physiology by James E. Griffin is a comprehensive resource published by Oxford University Press in 2000. This fourth edition spans 479 pages and is presented in English, offering an updated account of current knowledge in the endocrine sciences. The text is structured to cover both established concepts and recent developments, providing a well-integrated approach that blends basic science with essential clinical knowledge.
Readers will find detailed discussions on a variety of topics, including energy metabolism, obesity, and the control of appetite, as well as the interactions between the immune and endocrine systems and their implications for tumor growth. The book also explores hypothalamic peptides involved in pituitary function, fluid and electrolyte balance, and hormones of the heart and brain. Additionally, it addresses new factors regulating gonadal, adrenal, and thyroid development and function. Notably, the chapters on genes and hormones and sexual differentiation have been completely rewritten by new authors, reflecting the latest advances in these rapidly evolving fields.
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This widely used text provides a thoroughly updated account of current knowledge in the endocrine sciences. Each chapter is structured to cover both established concepts and recent developments. The chapters are not only written at a consistent level and well-integrated with one another, but they also blend basic science with essential elements of clinical knowledge in order to give students an appreciation of the consequences of deranged endocrine function.
The 4th Edition presents the latest advances in energy metabolism, obesity and the control of appetite, interactions between the immune and endocrine systems and their implication for tumor growth, hypothalamic peptides involved in the regulation of pituitary function, fluid and electrolyte balance, hormones of the heart and brain, and the series of new factors that regulate gonadal, adrenal, and thyroid development and function. The two chapters on the rapidly evolving feilds of genes and hormones and sexual differentiation have been completely rewritten by new authors.
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