Description: Endocrinology, Adult and Pediatric : Neuroendocrinology and the Pituitary Gland, Paperback by Melmed, Shlomo, . (EDT), ISBN 0323240623, ISBN-13 9780323240628, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In this volume based on the two-volume text Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, and other clinicians from the US, Europe, Brazil, and Australia describe neuroendocrinology and the pituitary gland, covering the cellular and physiologic functions of the neuroendocrine system, the mechanisms underlying clinical disorders, and approaches to managing disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. They offer a traditional differentiated, gland-based approach and emphasize multihormonal integration of endocrine function with the pituitary. In 19 chapters, they describe the development of the pituitary gland; prolactin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; endocrine rhythms, the sleep-wake cycle, and biological clocks; hypothalamic syndromes; hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency; acromegaly; Cushing's syndrome; clinically nonfunctioning sellar masses; thyroid-stimulating hormone-producing adenomas; disorders of prolactin secretion and prolactinomas; pituitary surgery; the evaluation and management of childhood hypothalamic and pituitary tumors; vasopression, diabetes insipidus, and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion; the pineal gland and melatonin; regulation of growth hormone and action; insulin-like growth factor-I and its binding proteins; somatic growth and maturation; and growth hormone deficiency in children. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Endocrinology, Adult and Pediatric : Neuroendocrinology and the P
Number of Pages: 394 Pages
Publication Name: Endocrinology Adult and Pediatric: Neuroendocrinology and the Pituitary Gland
Language: English
Publisher: Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: Neurology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Internal Medicine, Gynecology & Obstetrics
Item Height: 0.3 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 34.3 Oz
Item Length: 10.9 in
Author: Shlomo Melmed, Leslie J. De Groot, J. Larry Jameson
Subject Area: Medical
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
