Watson, Stephanie

The endocrine system/ Stephanie Watson, and Kelli Miller. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. - xvi, 210 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Human body systems (Westport, Conn.); .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-206) and index.

Fundamentals of the endocrine system: hormones and their actions -- Endocrine glands: anatomy and function -- The hypothalamus and pituitary gland -- The thyroid and parathyroid glands -- The adrenal glands and endocrine pancreas -- Endocrine functions of the sex glands -- Endocrine system development -- History of discovery -- The future -- Diseases of the pituitary gland -- Diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands -- Diseases of the adrenal gland -- Diseases of the endocrine pancreas.

0313326991 (alk. paper)


Endocrine glands.
Glandes endocrines -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Glandes endocrines -- Maladies.
Glandes endocrines -- Recherche -- Histoire.
Glandes endocrines -- Maladies -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Endocrine System.

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