MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Medicine Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Endocrinology
Dr F M Ng (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Objectives On completion of this unit students should be able to (1)
understand the structure and function of the endocrine system, providing a firm
basis for later study of endocrine pathophysiology; (2) explain the molecular
and cellular abnormalities in common endocrine-based diseases.
Synopsis The series of lectures, correlation sessions and practical
exercises will focus on the broad concepts of the endocrine system and its
regulation in normal individuals; the anatomy and histology, together with the
major anatomical pathology and histopathology, of the endocrine system; the
chemical nature of the hormones, their synthesis, storage, secretion,
metabolism/inactivation and excretion; hormone and growth factor effects at the
whole body, cellular and molecular level; the consequence of hypo- and
hyper-secretion of hormones; and the principles of hormone assays and other
tests of endocrine function and their clinical relevance.
Assessment Examinations (multiple-choice and short-answer): 100%
Prescribed texts
- Greenspan F S and Forsham P H Basic and clinical endocrinology 3rd
edn, Lange, 1991
Students should also refer to their anatomy, biochemistry,
histology, pharmacology and physiology textbooks for specific information.
Recommended texts
- de Groot L Endocrinology 2nd edn, Saunders, 1989
- Felig P and others Endocrinology and metabolism 2nd edn,
McGraw-Hill, 1987
- Hall R and Besser G M Fundamentals of clinical endocrinology 4th
edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1989
- Robertson D M and Herington A C Bailliere's `Clinical endocrinology and
metabolism' vol. 5, Growth factors, Saunders, 1991
- Williams R H Textbook of endocrinology 8th edn, Saunders,
1991
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