Neal, J. Matthew.

How the endocrine system works / by J. Matthew Neal ; series editor, Lauren Sompayrac. - Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, c2001. - vii, 104 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - How it works . - How it works (Malden, Mass.) .

Includes index.

Overview -- Pituitary and hypothalamus -- The thyroid -- Adrenal gland -- Glucose metabolism -- Calcium metabolism -- Reproductive endocrinology -- Lipid disorders -- Disorders of multiple endocrine glands and paraneoplastic syndromes.

0632045566 (pbk.)


Endocrine glands--Physiology.
Endocrine glands--Diseases.
Hormones--Physiological effect.
Endocrine System--physiology.
Endocrine Diseases.

QP187 / .N35 2001

612.4

WK 102 / N341h 2001