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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
PublisherSpringer
ISBN-139783319792125
eBay Product ID (ePID)15046456674
Product Key Features
Number of Pages437 Pages
Publication NameHormones and the Endocrine System: Textbook of Endocrinology
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChemistry, Zoology, Psychiatry
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
AuthorBernhard Kleine, Winfried G Rossmanith
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight644 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland
Title_AuthorWinfried G Rossmanith, Bernhard Kleine