Endocrinology

The endocrinology is the science which studies the Hormone S. Its name means: the science ( logos ) of secretion ( crine ) intern ( endo ). She studies very many physiological phenomena, because the hormones intervene in many functions at all the organizations of which the man:

  • the Nutrition:
    • with regulating hormones of the glycemia like the Insulin and the Glucagon,
    • the Leptine which controls the reserves of greases in the organization,
    • the Ghréline which stimulates the appetite, and the PYY-36 which gives a feeling of satiety during several hours.
  • the growth, with the various growth hormones.
  • reproduction: the Puberty, but also menstrual cycles of the woman, the Pregnancy and the Lactation (manufacture of milk).
  • body temperature control, with the thyroid hormones.
  • regulation of the circadian cycles with the Mélatonine.

At some other animal species, the hormones still have other effects: change of sex in certain fish, behavioral change at the Bee S, the moult in certain insects (controlled by the Ecdysone)…

The Hormone S are a means for our body of communicating information through all the organization, grace mainly to Molécule S transported by the Sang.

Bodies endocriniens

See the article System endocrinien

Diseases endocriniennes

List newspapers specialized in endocrinology

The scientific magazines below are the principal reviews treating of the clinical and fundamental endocrinology (in English):

See too

External bonds

  • “Vital minimum” in endocrinology (duplicated lecture note of Pity-Salpêtrière)

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