Handbook of Physiology Vol. I: Endocrine Pancreas : Section 7, Endocrinology

This book draws on many biomedical disciplines--and all of biology--in its comprehensive consideration of the islets of Langerhans. It compiles and systematizes knowledge about their morphological characteristics; the formation, storage, and release of all the known pancreatic hormones; their chemical attributes; and the molecular as well as physiological dimensions of their actions. Selected clinical topics and studies are also included.Steiner, Donald F. is the author of 'Handbook of Physiology Vol. I: Endocrine Pancreas : Section 7, Endocrinology', published 1988 under ISBN 9780195206746 and ISBN 0195206746.