Böcker av Randy J. Nelson

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Systems provides an up-to-date survey of the wide range of scholarship being conducted in these two systems within the field of neuroendocrinology. The Encyclopedia includes more than 50 articles-each ~8,000 words in length-that provide thorough overviews of a diverse set of topics in neuroendocrine regulation, neuroimmunology, behavioral neuroendocrinology, autonomic regulation, stress,thirst and water balance, regulation of food intake, and biological rhythms and sleep, among many others. All authors were commissioned specifically for the Encyclopedia, and all articles received blind peer reviews. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Systems represents a unique contribution toscholarship in neuroendocrinology and will be a standard reference for researchers, students, and professionals in this field.