Download – Endocrine Physiology

This article will concentrate on basic physiology of the principal endocrine glands, the pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands. Other endocrine glands which will not be discussed here include the pancreas, the hypothalamus, parathyroids and gonads. In addition, the liver, kidney, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, pineal gland and thymus produce many other hormone-like substances.

PA Farling*, ME McBrien, D Breslin
*Correspondence Email: peter.farling@dnet.co.uk