Presenting endocrinology to the medical student in the context of clinical medicine, this book covers the cellular mechanisms of hormone action, and gives an account of each of the main glands. It also informs about laboratory methodology and imaging as applied to endocrinology.
Essential Endocrinology Summary
Essential Endocrinology by Charles Brook
"The book deserves to be very successful..." The Lancet on the First Edition "...I doubt whether the student could do better..." Hospital Update on the First Edition.
Table of Contents
1. The Endocrine System; 2. The Molecular Basis of Hormone Action; 3. The Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis; 4. The Adrenal Gland; 5. The Thyroid; 6. Reproductive Endocrinology; 7. Calcium regulation; 8. The Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Hormones; Appendices; Index
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