Appropriate for one-semester junior-graduate level courses in Endocrinology, Endocrine Physiology, as well as courses in medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, nutrition, nursing and other related medical or animal sciences where endocrinology is the focus. Hadley provides comprehensive coverage of endocrinology, centralizing on the critical roles of chemical messengers and hormoneswhether they are of endocrine or neural originin the control of physiological processes. This up-to-date Fifth Edition depicts, through demonstration, the entire human endocrine system in examples designed specifically for premedical and related professional courses.