TY - BOOK AU - Holt, Richard I.G. AU - Hanley, Neil A. TI - Essential Endocrinology SN - 9780632036226 U1 - 616.4 7th ed. PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - Wiley Blackwell KW - Endocrine Glands -- physiology KW - Hormones -- physiology KW - Endocrine System Diseases N1 - Preface vii List of abbreviations ix Part 1: Foundations of Endocrinology 1 1 Overview of endocrinology 3 2 Basic cell biology and hormone synthesis 12 3 Molecular basis of hormone action 22 4 Investigations in endocrinology and diabetes 39 Part 2: Endocrinology - Biology to Clinical Practice 51 5 The hypothalamus and pituitary gland 53 6 The adrenal gland 80 7 Reproductive endocrinology 103 8 The thyroid gland 134 9 Calcium and metabolic bone disorders 155 10 Pancreatic and gastrointestinal endocrinology and endocrine neoplasia 175 Part 3: Diabetes and Obesity 193 11 Overview of diabetes 195 12 Type 1 diabetes 213 13 Type 2 diabetes 239 14 Complications of diabetes 265 15 Obesity 293 Index 311 ER -