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An Overview of Chemical Regulation |
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Categories of Chemical Regulators |
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3 | (4) |
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Organization of The Endocrine System |
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7 | (1) |
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Cytological and Histological Organization of Endocrine Cells |
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7 | (7) |
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The Origins of Chemical Regulation and Endocrine Cells |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (7) |
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21 | (3) |
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The Molecular Bases for Chemical Regulation |
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Amino Acids, Amines, Peptides, and Proteins |
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24 | (29) |
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53 | (20) |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (4) |
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Other Important Regulators |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (4) |
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82 | (3) |
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Approaches to Endocrine Research |
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The Nature and Methods of Science |
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85 | (1) |
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Controlled Experimental Testing |
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86 | (5) |
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Methods of Endocrine Analysis |
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91 | (15) |
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102 | (4) |
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Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamo-Hypophysial Axis |
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106 | (13) |
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The Mammalian Hypothalamus |
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119 | (6) |
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Tropic Hormones of the Adenohypophysis |
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125 | (16) |
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Regulation of Tropic Hormone Secretion in Mammals |
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141 | (16) |
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The Hypothalamic Nonapeptide Neurohormones |
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157 | (1) |
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Clinical Aspects of the Hypothalamo-Hypophysial System |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (7) |
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161 | (6) |
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Comparative Aspects of the Hypothalamo-Hypophysial System in Nonmammalian Vertebrates |
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167 | (12) |
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The Tetrapod Vertebrates: Anatomical Considerations |
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179 | (6) |
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The Tropic Hormones of Nonmammalian Vertebrates |
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185 | (20) |
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Some Comparative Aspects of Hypothalamic Control of Adenohypophysial Function in Nonmammals |
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205 | (9) |
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Possible Role for the Epiphysial Complex in Hypothalamic Function |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (4) |
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215 | (3) |
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Neurohormones of the Pars Nervosa and the Epithalamus |
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The Hormones of the Mammalian Pars Nervosa |
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218 | (7) |
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225 | (15) |
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240 | (3) |
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241 | (2) |
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The Hypothalamo---Hypophysial---Thyroid Axis of Mammals |
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243 | (2) |
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Development and Organization of the Mammalian Thyroid Gland |
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245 | (1) |
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Biochemistry of Thyroid Hormones |
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245 | (11) |
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Factors That Influence Thyroid Function In Mammals |
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256 | (5) |
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Biological Actions of Thyroid Hormones in Mammals |
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261 | (1) |
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Clinical Aspects of Thyroid Function |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (4) |
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266 | (3) |
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Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Thyroids |
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Evolution of the Thyroid Gland and Its Functions |
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269 | (8) |
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Comparative Thyroid Physiology |
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277 | (18) |
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295 | (7) |
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297 | (5) |
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The Mammalian Adrenal Glands: Cortical and Chromaffin Cells |
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The Mammalian Adrenal Cortex |
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302 | (3) |
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Biosynthesis and Transport of Corticosteroids |
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305 | (3) |
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Secretion and Actions of Glucocorticoids |
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308 | (3) |
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Aldosterone: The Principal Mammalian ``Mineralocorticoid'' |
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311 | (6) |
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Pathologies of the Adrenal Axis |
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317 | (3) |
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The Mammalian Adrenal Medulla |
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320 | (4) |
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324 | (5) |
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325 | (4) |
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Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Adrenals |
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Comparative Aspects of Adrenocortical Tissue |
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329 | (14) |
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Physiological Roles for Corticosteroids in Nonmammalian Vertebrates |
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343 | (9) |
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Evolution of Chromaffin Tissue and Adrenal Medullary Hormones |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (5) |
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354 | (4) |
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The Endocrinology of Mammalian Reproduction |
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General Features of Mammalian Reproduction |
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358 | (3) |
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Mammalian Life History Patterns |
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361 | (4) |
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Embryogenesis of Gonads and Their Accessory Ducts |
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365 | (3) |
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Endocrine Regulation in Eutherian Males |
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368 | (9) |
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Endocrine Regulation in Eutherian Females |
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377 | (13) |
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Reproductive Cycles in Selected Female Mammals |
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390 | (11) |
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Major Endocrine Disorders Related to Reproduction |
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401 | (4) |
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405 | (5) |
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406 | (4) |
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Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Reproduction |
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Some General Features of Vertebrate Reproduction |
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410 | (6) |
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Reproduction in Agnathan Fishes: Cyclostomes |
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416 | (3) |
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Reproduction in Chondrichthyean Fishes |
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419 | (3) |
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Reproduction in the Bony Fishes |
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422 | (6) |
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Reproduction in Amphibians |
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428 | (18) |
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446 | (11) |
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457 | (10) |
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467 | (7) |
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467 | (7) |
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Regulators of the Gastrointestinal Tract |
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The Human Digestive System |
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474 | (3) |
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Regulation of Gastric Events |
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477 | (3) |
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Regulation of Intestinal Events |
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480 | (10) |
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Comparative Aspects of Gastrointestinal Peptides |
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490 | (4) |
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494 | (3) |
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494 | (3) |
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Chemical Regulators Of Metabolism |
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Major Elements of Metabolism in Vertebrates |
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497 | (9) |
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506 | (17) |
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Comparative Aspects of the Endocrine Pancreas |
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523 | (8) |
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Hormones Regulating Mammalian Metabolism |
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531 | (4) |
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Nonpancreatic Hormones and Metabolism in Nonmammalian Vertebrates |
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535 | (2) |
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537 | (5) |
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539 | (3) |
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Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis |
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Importance of Calcium and Phosphate |
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542 | (3) |
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Endocrine Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis in Mammals |
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545 | (8) |
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Interactions of Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, and 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol |
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553 | (3) |
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Major Clinical Disorders Associated with Calcium Metabolism |
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556 | (2) |
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Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis in Nonmammalian Vertebrates |
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558 | (11) |
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569 | (4) |
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570 | (3) |
| Appendix A. Chordate Evolution |
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573 | (11) |
| Appendix B. Vertebrate Tissue Types |
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584 | (4) |
| Appendix C. Amino Acids and Their Symbols |
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588 | (1) |
| Appendix D. Abbreviations of Endocrine Terms |
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589 | (6) |
| Index |
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