Hormones are vital to the workings of the body, and while many people are aware of what hormones do, few have an appreciation of the nature and importance of the endocrine system. In this Very Short Introduction, Martin Luck explains what hormones are, what they do, where they come from, and how they work.
Hormones are vital to the workings of the body, and while many people are aware of what hormones do, few have an appreciation of the nature and importance of the endocrine system. In this Very Short Introduction, Martin Luck explains what hormones are, what they do, where they come from, and how they work.
Based at the University of Nottingham as a Professor of Physiological Education , Martin Luck is the author of two previous books. He was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in 2011.
Inhaltsangabe
* 1: Hormones history and the shoulders of giants * 2: What and how * 3: Nuns catastrophes and the mysteries of reproduction * 4: Water salt and blood pressure * 5: The hard stuff: calcium cells bones and cancer * 6: Appetite fat and obesity * 7: The thyroid gland * 8: Light and dark * 9: Changing perspectives * Further reading * Index
* 1: Hormones history and the shoulders of giants * 2: What and how * 3: Nuns catastrophes and the mysteries of reproduction * 4: Water salt and blood pressure * 5: The hard stuff: calcium cells bones and cancer * 6: Appetite fat and obesity * 7: The thyroid gland * 8: Light and dark * 9: Changing perspectives * Further reading * Index
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