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.