Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology

Using animal models combined with recent advances in molecular genetics, imaging technologies and behavior assays has allowed neuroendocrinologists to unravel mechanisms underlying the development and function of neuroendocrine systems, including
their cell biology, neuronal circuit definition and function, and their physiological and behavioral outputs.
Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology: From Worm to Mouse to Man demonstrates the opportunities that different model animals give to our basic understanding of neuroendocrine functions and mechanisms of action and the translational implications of this understanding. A variety of model animals, including, invertebrates, fish, birds, amphibians, rodents and large mammals are used throughout the book, detailing their genetic analysis, nervous systems and the importance of species conservation, all of which play a key role in neuroendocrine research.

This book will provide students, scientists and practitioners with a contemporary account of what can be learnt about the functions of neuroendocrine systems from studies across animal taxa.