Vertebrate Endocrinology

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication of the Fifth Edition, Page v
Preface to the Fifth Edition, Page xi
Chapter 1 - An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in Vertebrates, Pages 1-22
Chapter 2 - Methods to Study Bioregulation, Pages 23-40
Chapter 3 - Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of Bioregulators, Pages 41-91
Chapter 4 - Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus–Pituitary Axes, Pages 93-150
Chapter 5 - The Hypothalamus–Pituitary System in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates, Pages 151-205
Chapter 6 - The Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Mammals, Pages 207-230
Chapter 7 - The Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates, Pages 231-259
Chapter 8 - The Mammalian Adrenal Glands: Cortical and Chromaffin Cells, Pages 261-290
Chapter 9 - Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Adrenals, Pages 291-315
Chapter 10 - The Endocrinology of Mammalian Reproduction, Pages 317-374
Chapter 11 - Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Reproduction, Pages 375-441
Chapter 12 - Chemical Regulation of Feeding, Digestion and Metabolism, Pages 443-481
Chapter 13 - Comparative Aspects of Feeding, Digestion, and Metabolism, Pages 483-500
Chapter 14 - Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis in Vertebrates, Pages 501-527
Appendix A - Abbreviations Part 1, Pages 529-536
Appendix B - Vertebrate Phylogeny and Evolution, Pages 537-543
Appendix C - Amino Acid Abbreviations, Page 545
Appendix D - Bioassays, Pages 547-553
Appendix E - Units for Measuring Hormones in Tissues, Page 555
Appendix F - Vertebrate Tissue Types, Pages 557-559
Appendix G - Comparative Pituitary Cytology, Pages 561-562
Appendix H - Metabolic Pathways, Pages 563-570
Index, Pages 571-585