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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: Biochemical characterisation -- Chapter 2: Newborn and childhood -- Chapter 3: Adolescence -- Chapter 4: Adulthood -- Chapter 5: Pregnancy -- Chapter 6:Elderly. |
| Summary |
Throughout life, human beings undergo several hormonal changes responsible for growth and maturation. These alterations in hormone secretion include enhanced or decreased production, the latter of which is mainly observed during aging. These processes are intrinsic to human development, but may vary from individual to individual. Thus, experienced metabolic changes can alter the state of health and even trigger the development of certain pathologies. The main metabolic differences observed in newborns and children when compared to adults result from the fact that the organism is not yet fully d |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Developmental endocrinology.
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Developmental endocrinology. |
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Human biology.
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Human biology. |
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Hormones.
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Life cycle, Human -- Health aspects.
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Hormones. |
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Life cycle, Human. |
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hormone. |
| Added Author |
Leal, Fernanda, 1970- author.
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Lemos, Catarina, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cardoso, Ines Lopes. Biochemical changes during the human lifespan. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020 1527554503 (OCoLC)1173994736 |
| ISBN |
1527555658 (electronic book) |
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9781527555655 (electronic book) |
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1527554503 (hardcover) |
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9781527554504 (hardcover) |
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