"Nine of the first 13 ]Ciba Foundation[ symposia form a series of 'Colloquia on endocrinology', dealing mainly with steroid hormone problems. One of these, on Nomenclature of steroids, has had its conclusions published separately ]in Chemistry and industry, June 23, 1951[; of the remaining eight, two are now combined in each of four volumes...Additional volumes...will contain the proceedings of one conference only."-v.4, pref
Includes bibliographies
General editor for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme, assisted by Margaret P. Cameron
Contents: v.1.Steroid hormones and tumour growth and Steroid hormones and enzymes.-v.2.Steroid metabolism and estimation.-v.3.Hormones,psychology and behaviour and Steroid hormone ad. ministration.-v.4.Anterior pituitary secretion and Hormonal influences in water metabolism.-v.5.Bioassay of anterior pituitary and adrenocortical hormones.-v.6.Hormonal factors in carbohydrate metabolism.-v.7.Synthesis and metabolism of adrenocortical steroids.-v.8.The human adrenal cortex