This book proposes theoretical and mathematical approaches to endocrinology. The specific intent of the author is to present hormonal pleiotropy as the natural consequence of the unity of purpose that arises at the level of the whole organism, through cooperation of its cells and tissues.
This book proposes theoretical and mathematical approaches to endocrinology. The specific intent of the author is to present hormonal pleiotropy as the natural consequence of the unity of purpose that arises at the level of the whole organism, through cooperation of its cells and tissues.
Hugo van den Berg is a mathematical biologist whose research includes work on the neuroendocrine control of hydromineral physiology in molluscs, nutrient and light limitation in microbial ecosystems, zinc homeostasis, genic selectionism, the foundations of biomathematics, the self/nonself problem in adaptive immunology, energy metabolism, diabetes, oncoprotein kinetics, bacterial cell division, transcriptomics-based prediction of electrodynamics in excitable tissues, and in silico reconstruction of smooth muscle tissue architecture.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The nature of homeostasis Chapter 3 Gradient-driven regulatory dynamics Chapter 4 Coupling and pleiotropy Chapter 5 Differential inclusions Chapter 6 Application to mammalian nutrient budgets Chapter 7 The evolutionary perspective Chapter 8 Critique and outlook
