Endocrine Gland Development and Disease: Volume 106

ISBN-13: 9780124160217 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 344 str.

Thomas, Paul

Opis

This new volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology covers endocrine gland development and disease, and with contributions from an international board of authors. The chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as sex determination & gonadogenesis, hypothalamus, paraythyroid and placenta.

• Covers the area of endocrine gland development and disease
• International board of authors
• Provides a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as sex determination & gonadogenesis and the adrenal, thyroid and pineal glands.

Spis treści

1. Pituitary Gland Development and Disease: From Stem Cell to Hormone Production
2. Development of the Medial Hypothalamus: Forming a Functional Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal Interface
3. Mammalian Sex Determination and Gonad Development
4. Mechanisms of Thyroid Development and Dysgenesis: An Analysis based on Developmental Stages and Concurrent Embryonic Anatomy
5. The Pineal Gland from Development to Function
6. From Pancreatic Islet Formation to Beta-Cell Regeneration
7. Adrenocortical Development, Maintenance and Disease