Appropriate for one-semester junior-graduate level courses in Endocrinology, Endocrine Physiology, as well as courses in medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, nutrition, nursing and other related medical or animal sciences where endocrinology is the focus.

Hadley provides comprehensive coverage of endocrinology, centralizing on the critical roles of glands, hormones, receptors, and molecular signaling pathways in the control of physiological processes. This up-to-date Sixth Edition reviews the basic concepts, research methodologies, and the “state-of-the-art” scientific understanding of each of the major endocrine systems, in examples designed specifically for premedical and related professional courses.

Table of Contents 

 1. Introduction to Endocrinology. 
 2. The Vertebrate Endocrine System. 
 3. General Mechanisms of Hormone Action.
 4. Endocrine Methodologies.
 5. Pituitary Hormones. 
 6. The Endocrine Hypothalamus. 
 7. Neurohypophysial Hormones. 
 8. Melanotropic Hormones. 
 9. Hormonal Control of Calcium Homeostasis.
10. Gastrointestinal Hormones.
11. Pancreatic Hormones and Metabolic Regulation.
12. Growth Hormones.
13. Thyroid Hormones.
14. Catecholamines and the Sympathoadrenal System.
15. Adrenal Steroid Hormones.
16. Endocrinology of Sex Differentiation and Development.
17. Hormones and Male Reproductive Physiology.
18. Hormones and Female Reproductive Physiology.
19. Endocrinology of Pregnancy, Parturition and Lactation.
20. Endocrine Role of the Pineal Gland.
Bibliography.
Index.