- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 4th Edition edition (17 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0632056150
- ISBN-13: 978-0632056156
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 377,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Excellent diagrams and integrated case reports make this an excellent base of knowledge for second year and beyond. Combined with a modest price tag at almost half that of some of the recommended course texts (and the boon of having an index that sends you to the correct page never mind the correct chapter) Essential Endocrinology is a must buy."
Surgo: Glasgow University Medical Journal
"Each accessible chapter is preceded by a tidy summary of the topic before plunging into the unknown. This book is useful at any stage of the course and smells quite nice too."
Black Bag, Bristol Medical School Gazette
On earlier editions:
"The book is ideal for students with little or no previous knowledge of endocrinology." ASLIB Book Guide
"Good use of clinical examples in the text make this book appealing to all student years." St Thomas′ Medical Gazette
"The manageable chunks of text, interspersed with diagrams and photographs, made the book very readable and even interesting – a rare feature of many older textbooks. If you want/need a book to supplement your course notes then this is the one to get." Murmur, Cambridge University Medical Gazette
Published Reviews of the 4th Edition
"A very didactic book, covering the major fields of endocrinology.
.It provides essential knowledge for medical students, presenting also updated diagnostic means."
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol.15, no.6, 2002
Published Reviews of the 4th Edition
"It is logical set out in chapters dedicated to each "system" in turn.Each is summarised which aids the digestion of what can be a rather detailed text.
.I would recommend this as a book to turn to if you want to expand on material from lectures."
Northwing, vol.67. no.2, Autumn/Winter 2002
Black Bag, Bristol Medical School Gazette
Each accessible chapter is preceded by a tidy summary of the topic before plunging into the unknown.
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The endocrine system co-ordinates the body's internal physiology, regulates its development throughout life, and helps it to adapt to nutritional and other external environmental changes. Read the first page
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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I am a veterinary student in London, and before I had this book I thought endocrinology would be a very difficult and tedious subject - but I have been proven wrong! It is both fascinating and fun! The way the book is structured brings the reader's knowledge of the endocrine system to a level that is necessary to progress with confidence in medical or veterinary medical undergraduate courses. Each chapter progresses fluently from one to another building a lot more every time on the reader's knowledge but not so much that it becomes overwhelming. The book begins with the fundamental processes of hormonal structure and mechansims and then proceeds to discuss histology of individual glands and physiological processes occurring between them. Clinical disorders are discussed only to a degree which provides a fundamental understanding of them, but the reader should feel a sense of completeness now having a good knowledge of the endocrine system, disorders associated with it and the aetiological principles causing these disorders. I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone beginning a course in endocrinology or just for general interest.
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This is an ok book. I will provide the reader with an overview of endocrinology and you will pass the exam reading this.
It's is not of any magnificient standard and the figures and tables are not amazing, but it's ok and enough to pass as subject many find hard to understand.
It's is not of any magnificient standard and the figures and tables are not amazing, but it's ok and enough to pass as subject many find hard to understand.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Completely Vague, as intended
23 Nov 2003
Format:Paperback
This book assumes that the reader knows a lot of physiology and molecular biology. I havent taken those courses in years so I found myself referring back to my old undergraduate textbooks quite frequently. It is a brief overview guide, being only 180 pages, It leaves out a lot of important information reguarding each hormone. It's no textbook.
4 stars because the book lacks essential tables and graphs that outline the major functions and effects of each hormone. A synopsis would be nice every now and then, especially considering this IS a synopsis manual to endocrinology.
A great beginners guide and a fantastic quick reference tool for professionals.
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