Endocrine and metabolic disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about hormonal and...
Endocrine and metabolic disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about hormonal and...
Endocrine and metabolic disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about hormonal and metabolic disorders that affect the body's growth, development, and functioning, including disorders of the pancreas, ovaries and testes, and pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, with facts about growth disorders, Addison disease, Cushing syndrome, Conn syndrome, diabetic disorders, multiple endocrine neoplasia, inborn errors of metabolism, and more, ... / edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2007.
Call Numbers
G 2014/2078
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 626 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction to the endocrine system -- Endocrine gland hormones -- Hormone characteristics and function -- Hormones regulate the digestive process -- Can hormones prevent aging? -- Metabolism: a collection of chemical reactions -- Energy balance: calorie intake, physical activity, and basal metabol...
Publication information
Publisher
Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2007.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Michigan
Date Published
c2007.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Provides basic consumer health information about diagnosis and treatment of endocrine system and metabolic function disorders. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided by publisher.
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Full title
Endocrine and metabolic disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about hormonal and metabolic disorders that affect the body's growth, development, and functioning, including disorders of the pancreas, ovaries and testes, and pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, with facts about growth disorders, Addison disease, Cus...
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Notes
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Health reference series
Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/N616.4/5.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2007.
Identifiers
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Call Numbers
G 2014/2078
Record Identifier
74VKzGmLJeDO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzGmLJeDO
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780780809529 (hbk.)
DDC
616.4
MMS ID
991023512459702626
