Endocrinology and Endocrine System

Comparative Endocrinology

Comparative Endocrinology is focused on studies of evolution of endocrine systems, regulation of hormone actions in animals, development of model systems, and the role of the environment in controlling hormone functions related to major life-history events. It is an interdisciplinary knowledge in the fields of biology and medicine at the analysis levels of sub-molecular, molecular, and cellular. Comparative endocrinology had important contributions to basic research and clinical endocrinology. During 21st century, an environmental comparative endocrinologist plays an important role in the identification and assessment of endocrine disruption on vertebrate and invertebrate animals. All comparative biologists are encouraged to communicate their understanding of threats to biological systems to non-scientists to facilitate their understanding of the human impacts of various kinds of pollution and habitat destruction on wildlife and ecosystems as well as their long-term consequences.

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