ABSTRACT
General and Comparative Endocrinology: An Integrative Approach, takes a holistic approach to endocrinology, introducing students to the diverse facets of this interdisciplinary science ranging from the medical to comparative domains, while also exploring evolutionary, environmental, and conservation specializations within the field. The textbook is founded on the principle that students interested in the health sciences will benefit from understanding how proficiency in endocrine function among a diversity of organisms contributes to advances in modern medicine. Likewise, students intrigued by comparative physiology will benefit from the wealth of knowledge derived from medical/clinical endocrinology, the historical bedrock of the field. This textbook represents the modern field of endocrinology in its totality by addressing topics and recent advances not currently discussed in other introductory endocrinology textbooks.
Key Features
- Introduces the broad and interdisciplinary scope of endocrinology.
- Provides clear chapter objectives and key concepts.
- Includes summary and synthesis questions for each chapter that are suitable for exams and quizzes.
- Includes a chapter devoted to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
- Describes the roles played by the endocrine system in important health challenges related to appetite regulation, obesity, diabetes, and other diseases stemming from ‘mismatches to modernity’.
- Integrates evolutionary and comparative approaches to hormones and health.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Unit Overview Unit I|53 pages
Introduction to Endocrinology
part Unit Overview Unit II|60 pages
Mechanisms of Hormone Action
part Unit Overview Unit III|78 pages
Neuroendocrinology
part Unit Overview Unit IV|81 pages
Developmental Endocrinology
part Unit Overview Unit V|78 pages
Stress, Blood Pressure, and Ion Balance
part Unit Overview Unit VI|88 pages
Appetite, Digestion, and Metabolism
part Unit Overview Unit VII|148 pages
Reproduction
part Unit Overview Unit VIII|27 pages
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals