Product Description: How the Endocrine System Works is not another standard introduction to endocrinology, but an innovative and fun way to learn about the importance of the key glands in the human body and the hormones they control. It is explained in 9 easy-to-understand lectures, with additional material on the treatment and management of endocrine disorders...read more

Product Description: The endocrine system, comprised of a number of hormone-secreting glands, is vital to the functioning of the human body. In addition to its role in reproductive activity, the endocrine system regulates tissue growth, responses to injury and stress, and helps maintain necessary levels of chemicals throughout the body...read more

Product Description: A superb addition to McGraw-Hill's physiology monograph series, this thorough review of endocrine and metabolic physiology introduces basic science principles and their relevance in the clinical expression of disease. Each chapter includes a wealth of pedagogical aids: study questions, learning objectives, clinical examples, and a concise bibliography...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Reproductive processes in mammals consist of a series of physiological events; spermatogenesis, follicular growth, ovulation, progestational stage, gestation, parturition and postpartum nurturing, including lactation. In order for offspring to be reproduced effectively, these processes must proceed in the proper chronological order...read more

Product Description: Book by Fotherby, K.