CONTENTS 



List of Tables 



Acknowledgements 



Preface 



CHAPTER 



1 Introduction 



1.1 Discovery of Hormones 



1.2 Chemical Activators 



1.3 Mechanical Activation 



1.4 Definitions of Hormones 



1.5 Types of Hormones 



1.51 Kinetic hormones 



1.52 MetaboHc hormones 



1.53 Morphogenetic hormones 



1.6 Identification 



1.7 References 



2 Sources of Kinetic and Metabolic Hormones 



2.1 Ectodermal Sources 



2.11 Secretory cells derived from the nervous system 



2.12 Endocrine glands derived from ectodermal epithelium 



2.2 Endodermal Sources in Vertebrata 



2.21 Isolated cells in the gut 



2.22 Endodermal endocrine glands 



2.3 Mesodermal Sources in Vertebrata 



2.3 1 Endocrine gland cells derived from coelomic epithelium 



2.4 References 



3 Kinetic Hormones— I. Control of Muscles and 



Pigmentary Effectors 



3.1 Control of Muscles 



3.11 Visceral muscle 



3.12 Somatic muscles 



3.2 Control of Pigmentary Effectors 



3.21 Chromatophores with muscles 



3.22 Pigmentary effectors with movable pigment granules 



3.3 References 



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