Role of sex chromatin in reproductive development All mammalian females are homogametic and represent the “default” pathway in sexual differentiation. Homogametic describes the sex whose cell nuclei contain two similar…
Cholesterol and the steroid production pathway Cholesterol is the building block of steroid hormones. All steroid-producing organs with the exception of the placenta can synthesize cholesterol from acetate. Under most…
Pituitary structure and function There are three lobes to the pituitary gland (hypophysis): the anterior lobe, the posterior lobe and the pars intermedia, a small intermediate structure lying between the…
Mechanisms of steroid action Steroid hormones exert their effects via a unifying basic mechanism: the induction of new protein synthesis in their target cells. These induced proteins may be hormones…
Chapter 3The Community Dimension Rosamund M. Bryar City University London, London, UK Introduction Health visitors are fundamentally community public health workers – they work in communities, they work with communities,…
Chapter 5Safeguarding Children: Debates and Dilemmas for Health Visitors Julianne Harlow University of Derby, Derby, UK Martin Smith Liverpool City Council, Liverpool, UK Introduction The first 16 years of the…
Chapter 2Health Visiting: Context and Public Health Practice Martin Smith Liverpool City Council, Liverpool, UK Introduction Health visiting has long been recognised as providing a model for public health nursing…
Chapter 6Working with Diverse Communities Sharin Baldwin King’s College London and London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Mark R.D. Johnson De Montfort University, Leicester, UK Introduction Health visitors…
