Comparative endocrinology

Comparative endocrinology focuses on the complexities of vertebrate and invertebrate endocrine systems across sub-molecular, molecular, cellular, and organismal levels of analysis. It is an interdisciplinary field that bridges biology and medicine, addressing the morphological and functional aspects of organismal development. ^[1] The discovery of new hormones often first occurs in model organisms before their orthologs are identified in mammals. ^[2]

See also

• Endocrinology
• Pediatric endocrinology
• Neuroendocrinology
• Reproductive endocrinology
• Hormone
• Endocrine disease
• Interdisciplinary sub-specialties of medicine