Course unit content
General overview on the endocrine system
Hypothalamus
Posterior pituitary (vasopressin and oxitocin)
Anterior pituitary (growth hormone, prolactin, corticotropin, tiroptropin, follicule stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone)
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis (CRH, ACTH, corticosteroids)
Sympathetic - adrenomedullary system (catecholamines)
Neuroendocrinology of stress response
Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (GnRH, FSH, LH, sex steroids)
Endocrinology of reproductive function
Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis
Endocrine pancreas
Bibliography
- P.R. Larsen, et al. Williams textbook of Endocrinology. Saunders Co. 2003