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Fundamentals of Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology
I. Chester-Jones (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Chester-Jones, I.; Ingleton, P. M.; Phillips, J. G. Num Pages: 666 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJGD; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Endocrinology, as a discipline, was a late arrival in the corpus of established subjects. Its growth in recent years has been prodigious, extending from mor- phology to molecular levels. Most of the major endocrine glands were noted by the early anatomists, although the adrenal glands were not described until 1563 by Bartholomaeus Eustachius (1520-1574). On the other hand, elucidation of the function of these glands was extremely slow. Key work by A. A. Berthold (1849), although overlooked at the time, showed that comb atrophy in castrated fowl was prevented by testis transplantation. The idea that glands produced substances reach- ing ... Read more
Endocrinology, as a discipline, was a late arrival in the corpus of established subjects. Its growth in recent years has been prodigious, extending from mor- phology to molecular levels. Most of the major endocrine glands were noted by the early anatomists, although the adrenal glands were not described until 1563 by Bartholomaeus Eustachius (1520-1574). On the other hand, elucidation of the function of these glands was extremely slow. Key work by A. A. Berthold (1849), although overlooked at the time, showed that comb atrophy in castrated fowl was prevented by testis transplantation. The idea that glands produced substances reach- ing ... Read more
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Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
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Weight
1018g
Number of Pages
666
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489936196
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V9781489936196
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