Handbook of Hormones
eBook - ePub

Handbook of Hormones

Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research

  1. 674 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Handbook of Hormones

Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research

About this book

Handbook of Hormones: Comparative Endocrinology for Basic and Clinical Research collates fundamental information about the structure and function of hormones from basic biology to clinical use.The handbook offers a rapid way to obtain specific facts about the chemical and molecular characteristics of hormones, their receptors and signalling pathways, and the biological activities they regulate.The evolution of hormones and gene families is also covered both in the text and in online ancillaries.Users will find simple and visual ways to learn key molecular information. Chapters and online ancillary resources integrate additional sections, providing a comparative molecular, functional, and evolutionary consideration.- Provides the only single resource available with concise, yet informative descriptions of hormones in vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants- Presents hormones in groups according to their origin, so that readers can easily understand their inter-relation- Includes comparative information on the structures and functions of hormones enabling readers to understand both general and specific actions in and across species- Ancillary website hosts additional information, including sequence data, comparative data, figures, and tables

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Hormones by Yoshio Takei,Hironori Ando,Kazuyoshi Tsutsui in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biochemistry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. About the Editors
  6. The Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Part I: Peptides and Proteins in Vertebrates
  11. Part II: Peptides and Proteins in Invertebrates
  12. Part III: Lipophilic Hormones in Vertebrates
  13. Part IV: Lipophilic Hormones in Invertebrates
  14. Part V: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
  15. Part VI: Gasotransmitters
  16. Index