Vertebrate Endocrinology represents more than just a treatment of the endocrine system-it integrates hormones with other chemical bioregulatory agents not classically included with the endocrine system. It provides a complete overview of the endocrine system of vertebrates by first emphasizing the mammalian system as the basis of most terminology and understanding of endocrine mechanisms and then applies that to non-mammals. The serious reader will gain both an understanding of the intricate relationships among all of the body systems and their regulation by hormones and other bioregulators, but also a sense of their development through evolutionary time as well as the roles of hormones at different stages of an animal's life cycle.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication of the Fifth Edition - p. v 6. Preface to the Fifth Edition - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in Vertebrates - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Methods to Study Bioregulation - p. 23 9. Chapter 3. Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of Bioregulators - p. 41 10. Chapter 4. Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus–Pituitary Axes - p. 93 11. I. The Mammalian Pituitary - p. 96 12. II. The Mammalian Hypothalamus - p. 103 13. III. Tropic Hormones of the Adenohypophysis - p. 109 14. IV. Regulation of Tropic Hormone Secretion in Mammals - p. 119 15. V. The Nonapeptide Hormones - p. 133 16. VI. The Pineal Gland - p. 137 17. VII. Clinical Aspects of the Neuroendocrine System - p. 143 18. VIII. Summary - p. 145 19. Study Questions - p. 147 20. Chapter 5. The Hypothalamus–Pituitary System in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 151 21. I. The Pituitary Gland of Fishes: Anatomical Considerations - p. 152 22. II. The Pituitary of Tetrapod Vertebrates: Anatomical Considerations - p. 160 23. III. The Hypothalamus of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 162 24. IV. Tropic Hormones of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 166 25. V. Comparative Aspects of Hypothalamic Control of Pituitary Function in Non-Mammals - p. 183 26. VI. Nonapeptide Neurohormones of the Non-Mammalian Pars Nervosa - p. 192 27. VII. The Epiphysial Complex of Non-Mammals - p. 196 28. VIII. Summary - p. 202 29. Study Questions - p. 202 30. Chapter 6. The Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Mammals - p. 207 31. Chapter 7. The Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 231 32. Chapter 8. The Mammalian Adrenal Glands: Cortical and Chromaffin Cells - p. 261 33. Chapter 9. Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Adrenals - p. 291 34. Chapter 10. The Endocrinology of Mammalian Reproduction - p. 317 35. I. General Features of Mammalian Reproduction - p. 317 36. II. Reproduction in Monotremes and Marsupials - p. 323 37. III. Reproduction in Eutherian Mammals - p. 329 38. IV. Endocrine Regulation in Eutherian Males - p. 333 39. V. Endocrine Regulation in Eutherian Females - p. 339 40. VI. Reproductive Cycles in Selected Eutherian Females - p. 357 41. VII. Endocrine Disruptors and Mammalian Reproduction - p. 363 42. VIII. Major Human Endocrine Disorders Related to Reproduction - p. 365 43. IX. Summary - p. 370 44. Study Questions - p. 371 45. Chapter 11. Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Reproduction - p. 375 46. I. Some General Features of Vertebrate Reproduction - p. 375 47. II. Reproduction in Agnathan Fishes: Cyclostomes - p. 383 48. III. Reproduction in Chondrichthyean Fishes - p. 386 49. IV. Reproduction in Bony Fishes - p. 389 50. V. Reproduction in Amphibians - p. 397 51. VI. Reproduction in Reptiles - p. 416 52. VII. Reproduction in Birds - p. 424 53. VIII. Endocrine Disruption of Reproduction in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 434 54. IX. Summary - p. 434 55. Study Questions - p. 435 56. Chapter 12. Chemical Regulation of Feeding, Digestion and Metabolism - p. 443 57. Chapter 13. Comparative Aspects of Feeding, Digestion, and Metabolism - p. 483 58. Chapter 14. Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis in Vertebrates - p. 501 59. Appendix A. Abbreviations Part 1 - p. 529 60. Appendix B. Vertebrate Phylogeny and Evolution - p. 537 61. Appendix C. Amino Acid Abbreviations - p. 545 62. Appendix D. Bioassays - p. 547 63. Appendix E. Units for Measuring Hormones in Tissues - p. 555 64. Appendix F. Vertebrate Tissue Types - p. 557 65. Appendix G. Comparative Pituitary Cytology - p. 561 66. Appendix H. Metabolic Pathways - p. 563 67. Index - p. 571
Vertebrate Endocrinology represents more than just a treatment of the endocrine system-it integrates hormones with other chemical bioregulatory agents not classically included with the endocrine system. It provides a complete overview of the endocrine system of vertebrates by first emphasizing the mammalian system as the basis of most terminology and understanding of endocrine mechanisms and then applies that to non-mammals. The serious reader will gain both an understanding of the intricate relationships among all of the body systems and their regulation by hormones and other bioregulators, but also a sense of their development through evolutionary time as well as the roles of hormones at different stages of an animal's life cycle.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication of the Fifth Edition - p. v 6. Preface to the Fifth Edition - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in Vertebrates - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Methods to Study Bioregulation - p. 23 9. Chapter 3. Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of Bioregulators - p. 41 10. Chapter 4. Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus–Pituitary Axes - p. 93 11. I. The Mammalian Pituitary - p. 96 12. II. The Mammalian Hypothalamus - p. 103 13. III. Tropic Hormones of the Adenohypophysis - p. 109 14. IV. Regulation of Tropic Hormone Secretion in Mammals - p. 119 15. V. The Nonapeptide Hormones - p. 133 16. VI. The Pineal Gland - p. 137 17. VII. Clinical Aspects of the Neuroendocrine System - p. 143 18. VIII. Summary - p. 145 19. Study Questions - p. 147 20. Chapter 5. The Hypothalamus–Pituitary System in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 151 21. I. The Pituitary Gland of Fishes: Anatomical Considerations - p. 152 22. II. The Pituitary of Tetrapod Vertebrates: Anatomical Considerations - p. 160 23. III. The Hypothalamus of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 162 24. IV. Tropic Hormones of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 166 25. V. Comparative Aspects of Hypothalamic Control of Pituitary Function in Non-Mammals - p. 183 26. VI. Nonapeptide Neurohormones of the Non-Mammalian Pars Nervosa - p. 192 27. VII. The Epiphysial Complex of Non-Mammals - p. 196 28. VIII. Summary - p. 202 29. Study Questions - p. 202 30. Chapter 6. The Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Mammals - p. 207 31. Chapter 7. The Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Thyroid (HPT) Axis of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 231 32. Chapter 8. The Mammalian Adrenal Glands: Cortical and Chromaffin Cells - p. 261 33. Chapter 9. Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Adrenals - p. 291 34. Chapter 10. The Endocrinology of Mammalian Reproduction - p. 317 35. I. General Features of Mammalian Reproduction - p. 317 36. II. Reproduction in Monotremes and Marsupials - p. 323 37. III. Reproduction in Eutherian Mammals - p. 329 38. IV. Endocrine Regulation in Eutherian Males - p. 333 39. V. Endocrine Regulation in Eutherian Females - p. 339 40. VI. Reproductive Cycles in Selected Eutherian Females - p. 357 41. VII. Endocrine Disruptors and Mammalian Reproduction - p. 363 42. VIII. Major Human Endocrine Disorders Related to Reproduction - p. 365 43. IX. Summary - p. 370 44. Study Questions - p. 371 45. Chapter 11. Comparative Aspects of Vertebrate Reproduction - p. 375 46. I. Some General Features of Vertebrate Reproduction - p. 375 47. II. Reproduction in Agnathan Fishes: Cyclostomes - p. 383 48. III. Reproduction in Chondrichthyean Fishes - p. 386 49. IV. Reproduction in Bony Fishes - p. 389 50. V. Reproduction in Amphibians - p. 397 51. VI. Reproduction in Reptiles - p. 416 52. VII. Reproduction in Birds - p. 424 53. VIII. Endocrine Disruption of Reproduction in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates - p. 434 54. IX. Summary - p. 434 55. Study Questions - p. 435 56. Chapter 12. Chemical Regulation of Feeding, Digestion and Metabolism - p. 443 57. Chapter 13. Comparative Aspects of Feeding, Digestion, and Metabolism - p. 483 58. Chapter 14. Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis in Vertebrates - p. 501 59. Appendix A. Abbreviations Part 1 - p. 529 60. Appendix B. Vertebrate Phylogeny and Evolution - p. 537 61. Appendix C. Amino Acid Abbreviations - p. 545 62. Appendix D. Bioassays - p. 547 63. Appendix E. Units for Measuring Hormones in Tissues - p. 555 64. Appendix F. Vertebrate Tissue Types - p. 557 65. Appendix G. Comparative Pituitary Cytology - p. 561 66. Appendix H. Metabolic Pathways - p. 563 67. Index - p. 571
