Stay on top of the changes sweeping endocrinology today with information on important selected topics in The Handbook of Endocrinology. This extensive two-volume text provides an impressive breadth and depth of coverage difficult to find in other sources

This is the first of a two-volume work providing a survey of the functions of major endocrine glands. It includes reviews of both established and new research areas, and focuses on human endocrinology. This volume covers topics such as the pineal gland and melatonin, and the endocrine pancreas.