The Adrenal Gland

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1949 First edition. Dark blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches, 581 pp., 72 illustrations, extensive bibliography, index. Previous owner's info, front pastedown; library withdrawal stamp, red ink, top edge of book block and front free endpaper (no other library markings; never a circulating library book); mild edgewear. About very good minus. Contents: Anatomy; Adrenal Size; Circulation and Innervation; Histology; Development and Involution; Chemistry of Chromaffin Tissue; Chemistry of Cortical Tissue; Methods of Assay and Factors in Secretion of Epinephrine; Anaphylactic Shock and Other Effects in Relation to the Medulla; Physiological and Pharmacological Effects of Epinephrine; Functions of Interrenal Tissue; Relation of the Adrenal to Electrolyte and Water Exchange; Relation of the Adrenal Cortex to Energy Metabolism; Output and Functions of Cortical Hormones; Function and Fate of Cortical Hormones; Dietary Factors in Adrenal Activity; Interrelation of the Adrenal with the Pituitary; Adrenal Hypertrophy and Regeneration; Other Endocrine Interrelationships; Relation of the Adrenal Cortex to the Sexual Organs; Addison's Disease; Other Insufficiencies; Hypersecretion of Chromaffin Tissue; Hyperactivity of the Adrenal Cortex; Adrenogenital Syndrome; Adrenal Pathology; Pathology Related to Adrenal Dysfunction. (1722RO088). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.