How does the brain regulate sexual behavior, or control our body weight? How do we cope with stress? Addressing these questions and many more besides, this thoroughly revised new edition reflects the significant advances that have been made in the study of neuroendocrinology over the last twenty years. The text examines the importance of the hypothalamus in regulating hormone secretion from the endocrine glands, describing novel sites of hormone release including bone, heart, skeletal muscle and liver. The role of steroid hormone, neurotransmitter and peptide receptors, and the molecular...

How does the brain regulate sexual behavior, or control our body weight? How do we cope with stress? Addressing these questions and many more besides, this thoroughly revised new edition reflects the significant advances that have been made in the study of neuroendocrinology over the last twenty years. The text examines the importance of the hypothalamus in regulating hormone secretion from the endocrine glands, describing novel sites of hormone release including bone, heart, skeletal muscle and liver. The role of steroid hormone, neurotransmitter and peptide receptors, and the molecular...

IELTS Advantage is a series of fully comprehensive coursebooks offering step-by-step guidance to achieving a high IELTS score of 6.5 – 7.0 or higher. Students are guided through the different stages of the IELTS papers, using lively material covering a very wide range of topics that are likely to occur in the exam.

Writing Skills

Shows students how to organise and structure an answer for all types of task 1 and 2 questions.
Contains a model essay in each unit, showing students exactly what is required.
Contains a general interest article in each unit, developing ideas and vocabulary for a...