Comparative Endocrinology: Volume II

The aim of this book is to give readers with some basic knowledge of animal morphology, physiology, and chemistry, a systematic and comprehensive account of endocrine principles from the comparative point of view. I t has been written by men who are actively engaged in research in the field which their contribution covers. It can therefore be hoped to present a critical and up-to-date picture of the comparative aspects of endocrinology to the medical scientist and zoologist generally and to furnish an adequately documented background to the research worker who is beginning to take an interest in one of the many endocrine systems Described.