Hormones and the Endocrine System: Textbook of Endocrinology
Springer | Internal Medicine | March 14, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319150596 | 437 pages | pdf | 19.74 mb
Authors: Kleine, Bernhard, Rossmanith, Winfried G.
Comprehensive overview on the endocrinology of humans and animals with emphasis on hormone biochemistry, hormone physiology, hormone receptors, endocrine organs, regulatory circuit and regulation of endocrine rhythms
Short characteristics covering the most important facts are given for all hormones
Covers endocrinology of vertebrates as well as of invertebrates
This book focuses on hormones, and on how they are produced in very diverse regions of the body in humans and animals. But hormones can be found not only in vertebrates, but also in insects, shellfish, spiders, mollusks, even at the origin of metazoan diversification and exhibit the same pathways of synthesis. The book addresses the different classes of hormones: protein/peptides hormones, steroids and juvenile hormones and hormones like catecholamines, thyroid hormones and melatonin. It also discusses the types of hormone receptors, the majority of which are heptahelical G-protein coupled receptors or nuclear receptors. Particular attention is paid to the organs where hormones are created, with specifics on hormonal production and release, while a dedicated chapter details hormonal regulation from very simple to highly complex schemes. The remarkable kinetics of hormones production are also shown, before the book is rounded out by chapters on evolution in the endocrine system, the genetics of endocrine diseases and doping.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
173 b/w illustrations, 270 illustrations in colour
Topics
Endocrinology
Human Physiology
Animal Physiology
Animal Biochemistry
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