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100 1 _aBentley, P. J.
245 1 0 _aComparative vertebrate endocrinology
250 _a3rd Edition.
260 _aCambridge, UK ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1998.
300 _axx, 526 pages :
_b illustrations ; 26 cm
500 _aIncluded Index
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aThis book discusses the intimate physiology of the endocrine system and the pivotal role of hormones in coordinating basic body processes
650 0 _aEndocrinology, Comparative.
650 0 _aVertebrates
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam028/97027048.html
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/97027048.html
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