The concept of allostasis in biology and biomedicine.

https://www.grc.com/health/pdf/Sunlight_and_Vitamin_D.pdf

Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease

The fish gill is a multipurpose organ that, in addition to providing for aquatic gas exchange, plays dominant roles in osmotic and ionic regulation, acid-base regulation, and excretion of nitrogenous wastes Thus, despite the fact that all fish groups have functional kidneys, the gill epithelium is the site of many processes that are mediated by renal epithelia in terrestrial vertebrates Indeed, many of the pathways that mediate these processes in mammalian renal epithelial are expressed in the gill, and many of the extrinsic and intrinsic modulators of these processes are also found in fish endocrine tissues and the gill itself The basic patterns of gill physiology were outlined over a half century ago, but modern immunological and molecular techniques are bringing new insights into this complicated system Nevertheless, substantial questions about the evolution of these mechanisms and control remain

https://people.clas.ufl.edu/devans/files/PRVGill.pdf

The Multifunctional Fish Gill: Dominant Site of Gas Exchange, Osmoregulation, Acid-Base Regulation, and Excretion of Nitrogenous Waste

Vitamin D deficiency : a worldwide problem with health consequences

http://www.medicinabiomolecular.com.br/biblioteca/pdfs/Cancer/ca-3168.pdf

Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis

Part 1 Historical perspectives: overview of the development of microtechnology. Part 2 Laboratory safety: practical aspects of safety special provisions for the handicapped. Part 3 Basic procedures: fixation dehydration - preparation for embedding clearing infiltrating embedding - paraffin method microtomes and microtome knives paraffin sectioning and mounting the microscope stains and staining action mounting and staining procedures haematoxylin staining. Part 4 Specific staining methods: staining connective tissue and muscle silver impregnating reticulum silver impregnating and staining neurological elements periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and Feulgen techniques and related reactions staining haematologic elements and related tissues staining pigments and minerals staining proteins and nucleic acids staining lipids and carbohydrates staining cellular elements staining golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and living cells staining microorganisms. Part 5 Histochemistry and miscellaneous special procedures: histochemistry immunohistochemical methods microwave histology special procedures I special procedures II special procedures III special procedures. Part 6 Solution preparation and general laboratory aids: solution preparation general laboratory aids. (Part contents)

Humason's Animal tissue techniques

Vertebrate endocrinology : fundamentals and biomedical implications

Introduction, R. De Pablo. Part 1 Growth hormone and prolactin: evolution of the structure of the growth hormone and prolactin family, M. Rand-Weaver, et al the role of growth hormone in the growth of poikilotherms, E. McLean and E.M. Donaldson role of growth in hormone growth of homeo-therms, N.C. Steele and C.M. Evock-Clover growth hormone and metabolism, H.M. Goodman the growth hormone receptor and growth hormone-binding protein - structure, functions, and regulation, S.D. Cramer and F. Talamantes growth hormone secretion in poikilotherms and homeotherms, S. Harvey role of prolactin and placental lactogens in vertebrate growth and development, C.S. Nicoll. Part 2 Insulin, insulin-like growth factors, growth factors: insulin-like growth factors - role in growth and development, T.D. Etherton non-IGF growth factors that mediate cell proliferation and differentiation, A.L. Johnson insulin and growth, J.P. McMurtry pancreatic hormones and metabolism, R.L. Hazelwood adrenomedullary catecholamines, A. Epple beta adrenergic agonists and growth, D.H. Beerman glucocorticoids - metabolism, growth and development, C.B. Schreck thyroid hormone effects on growth, development and metabolism, A. McNabb and D.B. King hormones and skeletal growth, S. Hurwitz and M. Pines hormones involved in regulation of muscle differentiation and growth, G. Goldspink and E. Hansen hormones and adipose growth, D.J. Flint and R.G. Vernon endocrine regulation of the growth and development of warm-blood vertebrate embryos and fetuses, R.C. Thommes and J.E. Woods hormones metamorphosis and smolting, W.W. Dickhoff manipulation of animal growth, C.G. Scanes and C. Baile evolution of growth-related hormones and factors - the insulin/insulin-like growth family, C.G. Scanes and Robert M. Campbell.

Martin P. Schreibman

Papers

Humason's Animal tissue techniques

Vertebrate endocrinology : fundamentals and biomedical implications

The Endocrinology of growth, development, and metabolism in vertebrates

Development, maturation, and senescence of neuroendocrine systems : a comparative approach

Regulation of calcium and phosphate