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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.

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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

Hormones

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 24 July 2014
      ISBN-13 9780199672875
      978-0199672875
      ISBN-10 0199672873
      Also in:
      Endocrinology Physiology Science & Nature Biochemistry

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      an informative and readable overview to the subject * Guardian *

      Table of Contents
      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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