The endocrine system / Stephanie Watson, and Kelli Miller.

Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2004.

xvi, 210 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-206) and index.

Fundamentals of the endocrine system: hormones and their actions -- Endocrine glands: anatomy and function -- The hypothalamus and pituitary gland -- The thyroid and parathyroid glands -- The adrenal glands and endocrine pancreas -- Endocrine functions of the sex glands -- Endocrine system development -- History of discovery -- The future -- Diseases of the pituitary gland -- Diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands -- Diseases of the adrenal gland -- Diseases of the endocrine pancreas.