TY - BOOK AU - Bentley,P.J. TI - Comparative vertebrate endocrinology SN - 0521620023 U1 - 591.142 PY - 1998/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Endocrinology, Comparative KW - Vertebrates N1 - Included Index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Comparative morphology of the endocrine tissues -- 3. The chemical structure, polymorphism, and evolution of hormones -- 4. The life history of hormones -- 5. Hormones and nutrition -- 6. Hormones and calcium metabolism -- 7. Hormones and the integument -- 8. Hormones and osmoregulation -- 9. Hormones and reproduction N2 - This book discusses the intimate physiology of the endocrine system and the pivotal role of hormones in coordinating basic body processes UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam028/97027048.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/97027048.html ER -