Endocrinology Adult and Pediatric: Neuroendocrinology and the Pituitary Gland

ISBN-13: 9780323240628 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 394 str.

Shlomo Melmed; J. Larry Jameson; Leslie J. De Groot

Opis

Apply the latest advances in management of neuroendocrine and pituitary disorders with the Neuroendocrinology & The Pituitary Gland Brought to you by the same expert endocrinologists responsible for the highly acclaimed two-volume textbook, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, this derivative book presents a compilation of chapters covering all material related to neuroendocrinology and the pituitary gland. Never before available as a stand-alone offering, this content will enable you to give your patients the benefit of today's best neuroendocrine and pituitary know-how from the leading resource in endocrinology.

Spis treści

1. Development of the Pituitary
2. Prolactin
3. Adrenocotricotropic Hormone
4. Endocrine Rhythms, The Sleep-Wake Cycle, and Biological Clocks
5. Hypothalamic Syndromes
6. Hypopituitarism and Growth Hormone Deficiency
7. Acromegaly
8. Cushing's Syndrome
9. Clinically Nonfunctioning Sellar Masses
10. Tsh-Producing Adenomas
11. Disorders of Prolactin Secretion and Prolactinomas
12. Pituitary Surgery
13. Evaluation and Management of Childhood Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors
14. Vasopressin, Diabetes Insipidus, and the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
15. The Pineal Gland and Melatonin
16. Regulation of Growth Hormone and Action (Secretagogues)
17. Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and its Binding Proteins
18. Somatic Growth and Maturation
19. Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children