They explain both basic science and clinical aspects relating to the molecular basis of hormones; the hypothalamus and the concept of neurosecretion; the pituitary gland and its diseases; the testes and ovaries; the endocrine control of puberty and salt and water balance; hormones of pregnancy, parturition, and lactation; the adrenal glands; the thyroid gland, the islets of Langerhans and their hormones; diabetes; the gut-brain axis; hormones, endocrine tumors, and the gut; the parathyroids, the
endocrine kidney, and calcium regulation; and the genetics of endocrine tumors.