Endocrine System (Section 7) (American Physiological Society Handbook of Physiology) - Hardcover

Goodman, H.Maurice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195113268 ISBN 13: 9780195113266

Publisher: OUP Australia and New Zealand, 2001

Synopsis

This comprehensive and authoritative reference work examines the role of the endocrine pancreas in the regulation of fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism. The effects of hormones are broadly examined with emphasis on the gene, the cell and the organism as a whole. The functions of the pancreatic hormones in the integrated response of the body to various physiologic challenges are discussed. Following a general introduction by Sir Philip Randle, the book is divided into four sections:1. The Islets of Langerhans, 2. Target Tissues for Metabolic Regulatory Hormones, 3. Influence of Hormones Acting as Acute Metabolic Regulators on the Actions of Islet Hormones, and 4. Integrated Hormonal Responses to Physiological Challenges. The fourth part covers many interesting conditions such as pregnancy, aging, obesity, hypoglycemia, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and starvation.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Australia and New Zealand
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195113268
• ISBN 13: 9780195113266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1270
• Editor: Jefferson Leonard S., Cherrington Alan.D.