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Endocrine Gland Development and Disease
This new volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology concentrates on endocrine gland development and disease, and with an international team of authors, this is a must-have addition for researchers and students alike.
Paul Thomas (Volume editor)
9780124160217, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 27 December 2013
344 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.7 kg
This new volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology covers endocrine gland development and disease, and with contributions from an international board of authors. The chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as sex determination & gonadogenesis, hypothalamus, paraythyroid and placenta.
1. Pituitary Gland Development and Disease: From Stem Cell to Hormone Production
2. Development of the Medial Hypothalamus: Forming a Functional Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal Interface
3. Mammalian Sex Determination and Gonad Development
4. Mechanisms of Thyroid Development and Dysgenesis: An Analysis based on Developmental Stages and Concurrent Embryonic Anatomy
5. The Pineal Gland from Development to Function
6. From Pancreatic Islet Formation to Beta-Cell Regeneration
7. Adrenocortical Development, Maintenance and Disease
Subject Areas: Developmental biology [PSC], Endocrinology [MJG]