Clinical Neuroendocrinology: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781316645192 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Michael Wilkinson; Ali Imran

Opis

A concise and innovative account of clinical neuroendocrine disorders and the key principles underlying their diagnosis and management.

Spis treści

Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Basic principles in clinical neuroendocrinology I: receptor mechanisms; 2. Basic principles in clinical neuroendocrinology II: assays, rhythms and pulses; 3. Neuroendocrinology of female reproduction; 4. Neuroendocrine regulation of appetite and body weight; 5. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis; 6. Hypothalamic regulation of thyroid function; 7. Hypothalamic regulation of prolactin secretion; 8. Regulation of growth hormone secretion; 9. Posterior pituitary; 10. An introduction to sellar masses; Appendix; Index.