Synopses & Reviews
Endocrinology at a Glance is designed to be a concise, readily accessible introduction and revision aid for undergraduate medical and science students.
The book follows the popular, easy-to-use at a Glance format, presenting each topic as a double-page-spread. Clear, informative diagrams are accompanied by key facts to explain the mechanisms and principles of endocrinology. For ease of understanding, the book is divided into sections based on the main endocrine organs. Each section explains organ anatomy, hormone production, storage and control of release, receptors, antagonists, mechanism of action, effects and inactivation. The clinical application of scientific concepts is emphasized throughout the book.
Key features
- Provides students with a tool for rapid and confident revision
- Provides a clear introductory overview of the subject
- Contains clear and simple diagrams and essential information
- Condenses the subject into 48 double page spreads, each providing core information on a component of the endocrine system
Review
"At first sight, I really thought that Endocrinology was going to be a doddle. With only 10 lectures in the course, how much information could there be to learn. The answer, quite simply is that there is a lot to know, and as I detest long Medical Textbooks, this is the answer. You relied on Pharmacology at a Glance, now you can do the same for your endocrinology. When a good picture tells the story, why do you need a huge monologue to bore you? Try this, you'll like it!"
Scope magazine
'This is an excellent text for medical or science students taking courses in basic endocrinology.' ASLIB Book Guide
'A good basic orientation for the clinical student. I am pleased to have this on my shelves.' Oxford Medical School Gazette
Synopsis
As with all the books in the At a Glance series, the aim of the approach is to reduce frills to zero, to condense words to the absolute minimum and to make the illustrations the primary tool of communication. The text repeats some of what is in the drawings and adds further basic information. It is not intended to try to replace existing textbooks of endocrinology, but to provide students with a tool with which they can revise rapidly, economically and with confidence. It will also serve as a useful introductory book for those who do not need a great deal of detail about endocrinology. It is therefore aimed at the student who wants essential information available literally at a glance.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
1 Endocrine Glands.
2 Chemical Transmission.
3 Mechanisms of Hormone Action I.
4 Mechanisms of Hormone Action II.
5 Hormone Antagonism.
6 Methods in Endocrinology.
7 Principles of Feedback control - Brain, Pituitary and Target Glands.
8 The Neuroendocrine Anatomy of the Hypothalmus and Ppituitary Gland.
9 The Thyroid I.
10 The Tthyroid II.
11 The Thyroid III.
12 The Adrenal Gland I.
13 The Adrenal Gland II.
14 The Adrenal Gland III.
15 The Adrenal Gland IV.
16 The Adrenal Gland V.
17 The Adrenal Gland VI.
18 Sexual Differentiation and Development I.
19 Sexual Differentiation and Development II.
20 Sexual Diffentiation and Development III.
21 Female Reproduction I.
22 Female Reproduction II.
23 Female Reproduction III.
24 Female Reproduction IV.
25 Female Reproduction V.
26 Female Reproduction VI.
27 Male Reproduction I.
28 Male Reproduction II.
29 Male Reproduction III.
30 GnRH as an example of an Endocrine Peptide Hormone.
31 Oxytocin.
32 Vasopressin.
33 Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.
34 The Pineal Gland.
35 Insulin I.
36 Insulin II.
37 Insulin III.
38 Glucagon.
39 Gastrointestinal Hormones.
40 Endocrine Hormones and Energy Metabolism.
41 Endocrine Regulation of Calcium I.
42 Endocrine Regulation of Calcium II.
43 Endocrine Regulation of Calcium III.
44 Growth Hormones I.
45 Growth Hormones II.
46 Growth Hormones III.
47 Endocrine-immune Interactions.
48 Steroidogenesis Enzymes.
Further Reading.
Glossary.
Index