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CONCLUSION Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ The complexity of the endocrine system presents a profound intellectual challenge. The macrosystem of endocrine glands secretes its hormones…

THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ FREQUENCY OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS In a survey of the subspecialty problems seen by endocrinologists, the six most…

NORMAL AND ABNORMAL EXPRESSION OR MODULATION OF THE HORMONAL MESSAGE AND ITS METABOLIC EFFECT Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ A sophisticated and faultless machinery is…

GENETICS AND ENDOCRINOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ The rapid application of new discoveries and new techniques in genetics has revolutionized medicine, including the field…

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH ALL BODY SYSTEMS Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ Although speaking in terms of the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems is…

TYRANNY OF HORMONE TERMINOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ Hormones usually are named at the time of their discovery. Sometimes, the names are based on…

HORMONES Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“ CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION Most hormones can be classified into one of several chemical categories: amino-acid derivatives (e.g., tryptophan → serotonin…

ROLE OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“

DEFINITIONS Part of “CHAPTER 1 – ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT“

ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE ENDOCRINE PATIENT Kenneth L. Becker Eric S. Nylén Richard H. Snider JR. DEFINITIONS ROLE OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM HORMONES