title: Hormone/brain relations serving the unity of the body.
abstract: Papers in this special issue of Physiology and Behavior illustrate some of the roles of steroid and thyroid hormones in achieving a modern version of what physiologists have described as 'the unity of the body'. Included are papers on stress physiology and on endocrine disruptors, studied at several levels.
authors.affiliation: The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA. pfaff@rockefeller.edu
authors.forename: Donald W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pfaff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones