History Of Clinical Endocrinology

This volume traces the development of endocrinology from antiquity right up to the present day, ranging from prehistoric evidence of endocrine conditions to the very latest research on enkephalins and other hormones in the brain. The author, himself an eminent endocrinologist with an international reputation for his work in this field, has been involved with research and practice over the last 50 years. His book, though lacking nothing in scholarship and detailed research, is enlivened by many human details of the personalities and, in some cases, conflicts involved in endocrinological research.