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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Leng, G. (Gareth), author.

Title: The heart of the brain : the hypothalamus and its hormones / Gareth Leng.

Description: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017047175 | ISBN 9780262038058 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Hypothalamus--Popular works. | Hypothalamic hormones--Popular works.

Classification: LCC QP383.7 .L46 2018 | DDC 573.4/59--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017047175