Functional pathology of the human adrenal gland / by Thomas Symington.

Edinburgh : Livingstone, 1969.

xvi, 551 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographies.

Part I. The adrenal cortex -- Introduction -- Historical note -- Foetal, neonatal and infant adrenal cortex -- Adult adrenal cortex -- Technical and chemical methods used in the investigations of disorders of the adrenal cortex -- References -- Part II. The adrenal medulla -- Introduction -- Historical note -- Foetal adrenal medulla -- Adult adrenal medulla -- Detection and measurement of catecholamines and their metabolites in tissues and body fluids -- References -- Part III. The chemoreceptor system -- Introduction -- Embryology -- Anatomy -- Pathology -- References -- Part IV. Atlas of human adrenal cortex ultrastructure -- General description of the atlas -- The normal human adrenal cortex -- The abnormal human adrenal cortex -- Cushing's syndrome -- Primary Aldosteronism -- Conclusions -- Technical methods used in the electron microscopic investigation of the human gland -- References -- Part V. The metabolic and hormonal response of the body to injury -- Introduction -- The metabolic response to injury -- The hormonal response to injury -- Local hormones and the response to injury -- Convalescence -- Wound healing -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- The concentration of the common steroids in blood and urine of normal individuals -- Histological techniques used in the study of the adrenal gland -- Index.