Endocrinologists diagnose diseases that affect your glands. They know how to treat conditions that are often complex and involve many systems within your body. Your primary care doctor refers you to an endocrinologist when you have a problem with your endocrine system.
AnswerEndocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorder of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones, the integration of developmental events such as proliferation, growth, and differentiation (including histogenesis and organogenesis) and the coordination of metabolism, respiration, excretion, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception depend on chemical cues, substances synthesized and secreted by specialized cells. For endocrinology disorders among children and teens your pediatrician may refer you to a pediatric endocrinologist who has specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment. Here is a useful link -It was China that began the earliest study of endocrinology. It was Thomas Addison an English physician who is father of endocrinology. His work laid the foundation for modern endocrinology.
Endocrinology - journal - was created in 1917.
Molecular Endocrinology was created in 1987.
Journal of Endocrinology was created in 1939.
Nature Reviews Endocrinology was created in 2005.
JohnF Laycock has written: 'Essential endocrinology' -- subject(s): Clinical endocrinology
The accented syllable in the six syllable word, endocrinology, is the 4th syllable, ol.
Anthony P. Weetman has written: 'Autoimmune Diseases in Endocrinology (Contemporary Endocrinology)'
Addison contributed many things to the field of medicine. His work in Endocrinology is credited to the discovery of Addison's Disease.
R. G. Hoskins has written: 'Endocrinology; the glands and their functions' -- subject(s): Endocrinology
W. M. Crofton has written: 'An outline of endocrinology' -- subject(s): Endocrine glands, Endocrinology
Henry R. Harrower has written: 'A Manual of Pluriglandular Therapy' 'Practical endocrinology' 'The Internal Secretions In Practical Medicine' 'Endocrine pointers' -- subject(s): Endocrinology, Organotherapy 'A Manual of Pluriglandular Therapy' 'Practical endocrinology' -- subject(s): Endocrine System Diseases, Endocrine glands, Endocrinology, Organotherapy, Therapy