Title:
Hormones : a very short introduction / Martin Luck.
Author:
Luck, Martin, 1952- author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Call Number:
QP571 .L835 2014
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014932709-b.htmlPublisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014932709-d.html
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014932709-t.html
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780199672875
Series:
Very short introductions ; 394
Very short introductions ; 394.
Physical Description:
136 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Hormones, history, and the shoulders of giants -- How hormones work -- The mysteries of reproduction -- Water, salt, and blood pressure -- The hard stuff : calcium, cells, bones, and cancer -- Appetite, fat, and obesity -- The thyroid gland -- Light and dark -- Changing perspectives.
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