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Table of Contents:

Preface
1 Introduction to Endocrinology 1
2 The Vertebrate Endocrine System 14
3 Endocrine Methodologies 34
4 General Mechanisms of Hormone Action 55
5 Pituitary Hormones 83
6 The Endocrine Hypothalamus 102
7 Neurohypophysial Hormones 127
8 The Melanotropic Hormones 153
9 Hormonal Control of Calcium Homeostasis 177
10 Gastrointestinal Hormones 204
11 Pancreatic Hormones and Metabolic Regulation 231
12 Growth Hormones 257
13 Thyroid Hormones 290
14 Catecholamines and the Sympathoadrenal System 314
15 Adrenal Steroid Hormones 338
16 Endocrinology of Sex Differentiation and Development 370
17 Hormones and Male Reproductive Physiology 392
18 Hormones and Female Reproductive Physiology 412
19 Endocrinology of Pregnancy, Parturition, and Lactation 438
20 Endocrine Role of the Pineal Gland 458
21 Neurohormones 477
Bibliography 503
Index 507