This book focuses on hormones, and on how they are produced in very diverse regions of the body in humans and animals. But hormones can be found not only in vertebrates, but also in insects, shellfish, spiders, mollusks, even at the origin of metazoan diversification and exhibit the same pathways of synthesis. The book addresses the different classes of hormones: protein/peptides hormones, steroids and juvenile hormones and hormones like catecholamines, thyroid hormones and melatonin. It also discusses the types of hormone receptors, the majority of which are heptahelical G-protein coupled receptors or nuclear receptors. Particular attention is paid to the organs where hormones are created, with specifics on hormonal production and release, while a dedicated chapter details hormonal regulation from very simple to highly complex schemes. The remarkable kinetics of hormones production are also shown, before the book is rounded out by chapters on evolution in the endocrine system, the genetics of endocrine diseases and doping.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319150598
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209347164
Product Key Features
Author
Bernhard Kleine, Winfried G. Rossmanith
Publication Name
Hormones and Hormone System: Textbook of Endocrinology: 2016
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Zoology, Psychiatry
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
437 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
853g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Bernhard Kleine, Winfried G. Rossmanith
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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