Comparative endocrinology explained

Comparative endocrinology is concerned with the many complexities of vertebrate and invertebrate endocrine systems at the sub-molecular, molecular, cellular and organismal levels of analysis. It is an interdisciplinary knowledge in the fields of biology and medicine concerned with the morphological and functional aspects of organisms' development. ^[1] The discovery of new hormones often first occurs in model organisms before orthologs are found in mammals. ^[2]

See also

• Endocrinology
• Pediatric endocrinology
• Neuroendocrinology
• Reproductive endocrinology
• Hormone
• Endocrine disease
• Interdisciplinary sub-specialties of medicine

Notes and References

1. Wingfield . John C. . Comparative endocrinology, environment and global change . General and Comparative Endocrinology . Elsevier BV . 157 . 3 . 2008 . 0016-6480 . 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.04.017 . 207–216. free .
2. Denver . R. J. . Hopkins . P. M. . McCormick . S. D. . Propper . C. R. . Riddiford . L. . Sower . S. A. . Wingfield . J. C. . Comparative endocrinology in the 21st century . Integrative and Comparative Biology . Oxford University Press (OUP) . 49 . 4 . 2009-08-07 . 1540-7063 . 10.1093/icb/icp082 . 339–348. free .