RT Book, Section
A1 Chandrasoma, Parakrama
A1 Taylor, Clive R.
SR Print(0)
ID 194036
T1 Introduction
T2 Concise Pathology, 3e
YR 1998
FD 1998
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780838514993
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=194036
RD 2024/04/25
AB This  section  discusses  the  main  endocrine  glands,  which  include  the  pituitary,  thyroid,  parathyroid,  and  adrenal  glands.  Other  organs  in  the  body  such  as  the  pancreas  (islets  of  Langerhans;  Chapter  46:  The  Endocrine  Pancreas  (Islets  of  Langerhans)),  ovaries  (granulosa  cells  and  luteal  cells;  Chapter  52:  The  Ovaries  &  Uterine  Tubes),  testes  (interstitial  cells  of  Leydig;  Chapter  51:  The  Testis,  Prostate,  &  Penis),  gastrointestinal  tract  (pyloric  antral  G  cells;  Chapter  38:  The  Stomach),  and  placenta  (chorionic  gonadotropin;  Chapter  55:  Diseases  of  Pregnancy;  Trophoblastic  Neoplasms)  have  endocrine  components  that  are  discussed  in  those  chapters.