Constanti A., Bartke A. Basic Endocrinology for Students of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences

1 edition, CRC Press; 1998. — 156 p.
This textbook has been written primarily for undergraduate students of pharmacy, toxicology, and medicine who require a concise reference book on basic endocrine function and dysfunction.Basic Endocrinology for Students of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
is arranged into seven chapters: the first provides a basic introduction to the organization of the endocrine system and the concept of feedback regulation of hormone release. Subsequent sections deal, in turn, with the hormone secretions of each major endocrine gland, covering the mechanisms that control hormone release, the principal actions of the hormones in the body, the most commonly recognised clinical disorders that can arise when hormones are under or oversecreted, and how these disorders may be diagnosed and managed therapeutically. Where effects of hormones or major signs/symptoms of endocrine diseases are described, the text is separated into distinct sections for easier identification.