Title:
Aroused : the history of hormones and how they control just about everything
Author:
Epstein, Randi Hutter, author.
ISBN:
9780393239607
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York :
W. W. Norton & Company,
[2018]
Physical Description:
p. ; cm.
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 : got that lovin' feeling -- Transitioning -- Insatiable : the hypothalamus and obesity.
Abstract:
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.
