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 To be capable of defining endocrinology

 To understand what endocrinology means as a basic science and a clinical specialty

 To appreciate the history of endocrinology

 To understand the classification of hormones into peptides, steroids and amino acid derivatives

 To understand the principle of how feedback mechanisms regulate hormone levels in the circulation

This chapter introduces endocrinology and diabetes including some of the basic principles that underpin the following chapters