This is an integrated textbook on the endocrine system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.
Key Features

# One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series.

# Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses.

# The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course.

# There is a linked website providing self-assessment material ideal for examination preparation.

Contents: By Joy P. Hinson, BSc, PhD, DSc, Reader in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Dean for Postgraduate Studies, Deputy Dean for Student Affairs, Internal Lead QM Research Ethics Committee, Centre for Endocrinology, WHRI, John Vane Science Centre, Barts and the London, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK; Peter Raven, BSc, PhD, MBBS, MRCP, MRCPsych, ILTM, Faculty Tutor (Biomedical Sciences), UCL; Director, Metabolic & Clinical Trials Unit, Royal Free & University College Medical School, UCL; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden & Islington Mental Health Trust, London, UK and Shern L. Chew, BSc, MD, FRCP, Professor of Endocrine Medicine, Consultant Physician, Department of Endocrinology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK