Aroused
The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xvii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
An exploration of the history and science of hormones reveals the stories behind the discovery of hormones, the imbalances that cause illness, and the functions of specific hormones.
Contents:
The fat bride -- Hormones . . . as we may call them -- Pickled brains -- Killer hormones -- The virile vasectomy -- Soul mates in sex hormones -- Making gender -- Growing up -- Measuring the immeasurable -- Growing pains -- Hotheads : the mysteries of menopause -- Testosterone endopreneurs -- Oxytocin : that lovin' feeling -- Transitioning -- Insatiable : the hypothalamus and obesity.
ISBN:
9780393239607 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Eps | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-298) and index.